Men's Tennis: Finally Worth Watching
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by user Andersed
Nadal vs. Federer.
Nadal is 6-1 against the Swiss dominator, while Federer has a grasscourt winning streak that almost equals Nadal's record on clay.
More importantly, men's tennis finally has two stars. For awhile, the recognizable players were a couple aging Americans: Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras. If only Andy Roddick hadn't flopped and lost his stupid mojo, we might have a tennis big three to speak about. Then Federer emerged. At least until Nadal triumphed this year at the French Open, it seemed that Federer's only challenge would be capturing tennis' Grand Slam.
I don't pretend to be a tennis expert and certainly am not a tennis fan, but this is the first time in a long time (maybe four or five years) where I looked at the finals matchup and thought to myself, I might actually want to watch that. It's still a little sad that I waited until the finals to even think that, and who knows whether I'll follow through on that little thought.
Now that I'm here, I might as well offer my prediction: Federer wins. Nadal was taken to five sets in an earlier round while Federer hasn't even lost a set at Wimbledon. Nadal won at Roland Garros (by that, I mean a fancy way of saying the French Open) so I think Federer will win on grass. That's a simple method, but I'll stick with it.
Originally on http://sportsctc.blogspot.com
Date
Fri 07/07/06, 10:39 pm EST
