On Sunday evening all the tennis buffs around the world had glued to their TV sets to see the years most challenging between the King of Clay and the World Champion.
Everyone expected it to be a Tight rope competition as this was a must win for Federer to be the greatest player of the game. On the other hand his opponent Nadal has won three consecutive French Opens. So obviously it was expected to be a nail-biting thriller.
But all it took for Nadal to prove his worth was a little more than an hour and a half. Federer lost in straight sets 6-1, 6-3, 6-0. a match that was expected by the pundits to be a really long and a very close contested match ended up the other way. Everyone was numbed this included not only the spectators but Nadal himself was shocked at what had happened.
The contest was completely one-sided. Never in his entire career must Federer have lost so badly like he did on that day. On the winning podium Nadal was so shocked of what had happened that he apologized for what happened on the court. The victory didn’t sink in him. He didn’t know what had happened. He never expected to win so easily. He was unsure of what to say. That smile which he had didn’t seem like the smile he had when he defeated anyone else coz here Federer had lost more on his own.
Glory is short-lived. Everyone remembers the winner. But in Federer’s case its different. Everyone respects him for what he is and the French Open champion himself knows what it takes to be a Federer.
Hats off to the healthy rivalry between these to champions, they have taken Tennis to a new level all together.
2 comments:
'fed-ex' had a hard time on clay, but i'm all for him winning.
but he really needs to work on his clay game or nadal can kick major arse.
yeah... but i simply cant help supportin federer
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