First of all,i wanna admit dat i m not a very big lawn tennis follower as sum oders may be...and this blog is not intended in taking d favour of any of the 2 greats,its just my views,so die hard supporters of any1 of dem...u know wat i mean2say. But at present i feel really lucky dat i have actually witnessed one of d greatest match ever played.
1st of all , congratulations to our new Wimbledon winner... Rafael Nadal...who has shown to this world that Federer can be actually beaten on grass and in a tournament which has been his unchallenged arena for d last 5 years.
i actually watched d match in d 3rd set after r INDIAN teams debacle in d "Finals",yet again, and couldn believe wat was happening.Federer in d 3rd set tie breaker,after loosing 1st 2 sets and is looking down d barrel...No doubt Nadal has yet again played some exuberant tennis after d last finals.He was down 1-4 in one of d 1st 2 sets but 2 come back and win it was truly exceptional.The energy he maintains throughout his game (5hrs dis tym) ,make u wonder does he belong to this world,or gets charged up by sunrays lyk an alien...cant be ,it ws cloudy yesterday.
Anyways,I said hold on fr a min,r we seeing history in d making in d next 5 mins???
i was actually very wrong...bcoz wat i witnessed after dat, was d character of a genius:Roger Federer.
Can u come back from stages wen u r almost on d verge of loosing??
yes...u can ...once,twice,thrice...wen u see sum1 coming back from such a frontier again and again...u have to admit he is a Champion.After winning d tie breaker of 3rd set...he was put 2 immense pressure in d tie breaker of 4ths set...score being 5-2(in tie breaker),wid nadal serving,he makes it 6-5den looses again to give a championship point at 7-8 with Nadal serving.He stil comes out of it and wins d set 10-8.He lived life at d edge.
Finally wen federer won d 1st game of 5th set...it was d 1st tym he had taken up a lead.Just goes to show how well Nadal has been playing 2 keep roger behind him in d 1st 4 sets.Anyways,wen rain interrupted play fr d 2nd tym.game was 2-2 in 5th set...and deuce with Federer serving.When the game resumed,we witnessed two aces of Federer two took d lead 3-2 and gave a message"Its as tough as it was,mr Nadal".Abt his aces,dey have been his rescue weapon at all dangerous moments.Federer denied 4 championship points 2 Nadal...and wenever u seem match is over for Federer he comes back,as if he had intensionally fallen in dat graveyard 2 come out fighting.I was wondering during d 5th set wen it was 7-7,dat 2 come out from d position where federer was, 2 dis stage, is virtually impossible fr a person,even on a video game...How can u hold on 2 ur nerve, at such points and come out victoriously again and again??truly Incredible
Anyways,d 26year old,expressionless nd classy Federer actually made many mistakes to prove he is human.
Finally,it ws d sheer brilliance of Rafael Nadal to hav won d Finals,for a game which went for around 5 hours.Its was not just talent,it was a test of 1s stamina and above all ur mental strength.
Spending 5000 pounds(4lakh Rs) fr a couple of tickets in London for this final wud have been worth fr all those spectators who watched dis game live.They couldnt have asked fr something better dan a game going til d 5th set and sum1 winning it 9-7.
I feel lucky to watch such a match and experience those tense and crucial moments.
Do any1 of us, who has seen dis match, deny the fact that we have watched lawn tennis being played at another(far above d good) level???
For people who have not seen it wud have got an idea from d scoreline,that d game was a close 1...bt for ppl who actually watched dis 1, know dat it was far above dan just close.
I'll sum up the 2 finalists as... Roger Federer:A living Legend , Rafael Nadal:An Emerging one.
Was this Final, a spectacle, v have never seen b4....(or am i just exaggerating a bit)?
Was "Wimbledons Finals'08" -The greatest match ever played???
