There was no rain break, no twilight five-set drama and no Wimbledon trophy on o...
LONDON - There was no rain break, no twilight five-set drama and no Wimbledon trophy on offer on Friday but none of that bothered ageless Swiss maestro Roger Federer.
The strokes of genius the duo had produced during the four hour 48 minute nerve-shredding 2008 final had led Boris Becker to declare that “every tennis player alive is going to tune in” to the 40th installment of their enthralling rivalry. “It’s always very, very cool to play against Rafa here, especially haven’t played in so long,” said the second seed, who stands one win away from holding aloft the pineapple-topped Challenge Cup for a record ninth time.
The Spaniard’s form had led American great John McEnroe to declare: “You play against a guy like Nadal, he wants to tear your heart out. He wants to eat you alive.”The result not only narrowed 18-times major champion Nadal’s advantage over Federer to 24-16 in their head-to-head meetings, it also earned the Swiss some much needed breathing space in the race to the top of the Grand Slam leaderboard.
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