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Rafael Nadal ends Roger Federer's Wimbledon run (NY Daily News)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:24:00 GMT

Rafael Nadal has won Wimbledon, beating Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7.

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Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal meet yet again with a Grand Slam title on line - this time Wimbledon (StarTribune.com)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:27:23 GMT

WIMBLEDON, England - After moving within a victory of his sixth consecutive Wimbledon title, Roger Federer found time to catch only a few games of Rafael Nadal's semifinal. Federer does have a DVD of Nadal's match, but he wasn't exactly rushing to use it for scouting purposes before they meet for the Wimbledon championship Sunday.

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Rafael Nadal wins Wimbledon. (Metal Lungies)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:23:46 GMT

ML has never mentioned Tennis before, at least I don’t think. But we had to acknowledge this- today’s Singles final match between Nadal & Federer can only be described as epic, no matter who’s side you were rooting for. What a way to spend 6 hours on a Sunday.

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Rafael Nadal Wins Wimbledon (Law Blog - WSJ.com)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:59:51 GMT

Rafael Nadal won the Wimbledon men's singles championship, beating Roger Federer in five sets 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7. He won his fifth career grand slam title and is the first Spaniard to win the Wimbledon title since Manuel Santana in 1966.

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Watch Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal Wimbledon Men's Final Live (Articles Online)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:01:00 GMT

Watch Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal Wimbledon 2008 Men's Final Live Watch Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal Wimbledon Men's Final Live Federer vs Nadal Final Live: Wimbledon Final Live: Watch Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal Wimbledon Final 2008 Men's Singles Finals Online Live. World No.1 & Five time Wimbledon Champion Roger Federer eased in to his sixth consecutive...

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Watch Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal Wimbledon 2008 Men's Final Live (Articles Online)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT

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A Classic — and Prolonged — Battle at Wimbledon (New York Times)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:35:54 GMT

The final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal resumed after rain drove the players off court for the second time early in the fifth set with the two rivals even at 2-2.

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Wimbledon - going to 5th set (Where's the Outrage?)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:58:18 GMT

I have watched a ton of tennis in my day. I have seen all of the greats over the last 30 years. Today’s match will go down as one of the greatest of all time. It doesn’t matter who wins. It is already a classic. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are both playing great tennis. [...]

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You know, I’m really starting to like tennis (SUNDAY OPEN THREAD) (Sister Toldjah)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:25:49 GMT

Really, really: Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer - photo courtesy Reuters I mean I have always enjoyed tennis, but like I’ve been digging it alot more so lately BTW, Nadal just won the longest ever Wimbeldon men’s final 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7, defeating Federer, the reigning Wimbeldon champ and Nadal’s greatest rival.

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As Good As It Gets (PerezHilton.com)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:27:25 GMT

On Sunday, Spaniard Rafael Nadal won the Men's Singles title at Wimbledon! It was an epic battle against rival (and Anna Wintour's "crush") Roger Federer. After two rain delays and 4 hours and 48 minutes of playing, Raffa secured victory. The Spanish phenom won the French Open a few weeks ago (also against Federer). This is the [...]

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ROGER LOST!! And, more importantly, RAFA WON WIMBLEDON! (Ladies...)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:53:53 GMT

VAMOS RAFA!!!! Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer to win the Men’s Wimbledon Championship! He won in five sets (6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7), in what was probably the best Wimbledon final I’ve ever watched. I was convinced the 5th set would go on forever. Once it hit 7 all, I just couldn’t picture either of these [...]

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Roger Federer versus Rafael Nadal: A battle of minds, backhands and big serves (The Telegraph)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:01:00 GMT

Since last Wimbledon there has been a 20 per cent improvement in the Nadal game, most markedly, the Spaniard's backhand, his service and much earlier use of his forte, the fierce forehand drive down the line, says Frew McMillan.

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D-day for Rafael Nadal, the pirate of pizazz (Times Online)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:22:20 GMT

Many are convinced Roger Federer is a monarch being led to the block but no condemned man ever looked so dangerously armed and those of us whose allegiance to the Swiss genius is inviolable needn’t be shamefaced about telling ourselves that before today is over it may be Rafael Nadal who is having trouble keeping his head, or at least the thoughts inside it, in the right place. Yet we...

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Rafael Nadal stuns Roger Federer to win Wimbledon (Times Online)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:23:24 GMT

Rafael Nadal has beaten Roger Federer in five sets to win the Wimbledon men's singles title. More to follow.

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WOW! (kenneth in the (212))

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:00:00 GMT

If you watched today's Wimbledon final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer then you know exactly what I mean. Truly spectacular! ( AP )

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23 year old Anthony Kim wins Tiger's tournament -- is he the next Tiger Woods? (The Golf Blog)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:40:00 GMT

AK, Anthony Kim, won his 2nd tourney of the year, this time at Tiger's tournament at Congressional. ( More ) While watching the epic Wimbledon final between Roger Federer + Rafael Nadal, I can't help but think of what the golf world would be like if the PGA tour had someone like Nadal, who's pushing Federer to his limit. What if there were a "young gun" on the PGA tour who could...

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An Epic Battle at Wimbledon, on Hold (New York Times)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:14:44 GMT

The defending champion, Roger Federer, fought back to even the final with Rafael Nadal at two sets all and 2-2 in the fifth set, when rain forced the players off court.

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Players back on court at Wimbledon after rain delay (Miami Herald)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:55:06 GMT

Rain is wreaking havoc on one of most thrilling men's Wimbledon finals in recent history. Top-ranked Roger Federer, the five-time defending champion, and his nemesis, No. 2 Rafael Nadal, were tied at two games apiece in the fifth set with Federer serving at deuce when the third rain shower of the day halted play at 7:54 p.m. local time. Nadal won the first two sets 6-4, 6-4, and...

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New-look Rafael Nadal can run Roger Federer ragged (Times Online)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:21:26 GMT

Mental strength: Federer (Last year 9.5, now 8) Nadal (Last year 8.5, now 9.5) Nadal has got inside Federer’s head. Federer desperately wants to beat Bjorn Borg’s streak of five straight wins and that could affect his thinking. Much will depend on the opening set. It might all boil down to the question of whether 65 straight wins on grass are sufficient to dispel the recent memory of...

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Rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal reminds Stefan Edberg of finals (Times Online)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:21:26 GMT

STEFAN EDBERG can remember the feeling of elation and apprehension every time he played Boris Becker in a Wimbledon final. If his game was a beat off its best, Becker could roll right over him, but the understanding seemed to sharpen his own competitive senses. The Swede won two of their three successive finals on Centre Court and three of their four meetings in Grand Slams, against the prevailing...

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