.think (Free subscription) | yesterday
“Takes me basically 15 seconds [to come up with a game plan]. I know everything I need to know.” -Roger Federer , who competes without a coach, on scouting opponents. Roger Meets Raphael Roger Federer’s 2008 Wimbledon Championship loss to Raphael Nadal may inspire the tennis legend to consider his long-standing aversion to hiring a coach. And yet… Cato meets Roger In the above Nike spot, Roger harbors...
Sports - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nadal, who has won the last four French Open titles, becomes the first man since Bjorn Borg in 1980 to win the French Open and Wimbledon back-to-back in the same year....
Desicritics (Free subscription) | yesterday
An epic final which was like a blockbuster movie. And in the end, a deserving winner. That is what the Wimbledon 2008 final proved to be. It was show time again, with the World No. 1 Roger Federer, up against the ever improving Rafael Nadal on Centre Court. If last year's 5 set thriller between the same two champions was awe-inspiring, the final this time around was breath taking. It had drama, suspense,...
rockport | yesterday
Check out latest Sports News They'll talk about the 2008 Wimbledon men's final for years. Or at least until Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal top themselves. Which, theoretically, could happen in about two months in the U.S. Open final.
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
They'll talk about the 2008 Wimbledon men's final for years. Or at least until Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal top themselves.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
Fans are likely to talk about Sunday's Wimbledon men's final for years. Or at least until Roger Federer of Switzerland and Rafael Nadal...
New York Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
The final Wimbledon match between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal was a moral battle in which the sides — good versus evil — changed with every change of serve.
rockport | 07/07/2008
Check out latest Wimbledon News Not for nothing is it said that history repeats itself. Federer, who had himself stopped the winning streaks of Sampras and Agassi, met a similar fate at Wimbledon when Nadal ended his unbeaten run on grass in a final that would go down as one of the epics, matching the 1980 Borg vs McEnroe clash, marked by the unforgettable 18-16 fourth set tie-break.
ESPN (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Wimbledon final was simply a microcosm of Roger Federer's season. From January to present day, the Swiss has been marred by one affliction after another.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Federer is Nicklas Lidstrom. They're just the same person. Both are soft-spoken, almost soft looking people. Both make their respective sports look ridiculously easy. So much so, that I think some question the greatness of the athlete.
Adland (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Featuring Rhys Darby from "Flight of the Conchords" - feeling very Pink Panther. Agency: In-house Nike in Portland in the US read more
Inbox Robot: Swiss Reinsurance News (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
GENEVA (AP) - Newspapers in Switzerland were united Monday in seeing the defeat of Roger Federer at Wimbledon as the story of a fallen king. Rafael
Slate Magazine (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Remember in the early 2000s when men's tennis became close to unwatchable—booming serves, points that were over before you blinked, synthetic rackets blasting serves 130 miles an hour? With Rafael Nadal dethroning five-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer on Sunday, that broad caricature of the men's game no longer applies. In men's tennis, defense now reigns supreme. [ more ... ]
OTB News (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Remember in the early 2000s when men’s tennis became close to unwatchable—booming serves, points that were over before you blinked, synthetic rackets blasting serves 130 miles an hour? With Rafael Nadal dethroning five-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer on Sunday, that broad caricature of the men’s game no longer applies. In men’s tennis, defense now reigns [...]
MSNBC.com: Today (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Raphael Nadal may have bested Roger Federer in one of the most memorable Wimbledon finals of all time, but it is just the latest chapter in an epic rivalry.
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rockport | yesterday
Check out latest Sports News They'll talk about the 2008 Wimbledon men's final for years. Or at least until Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal top themselves. Which, theoretically, could happen in about two months in the U.S. Open final.
rockport | 07/07/2008
Check out latest Wimbledon News Not for nothing is it said that history repeats itself. Federer, who had himself stopped the winning streaks of Sampras and Agassi, met a similar fate at Wimbledon when Nadal ended his unbeaten run on grass in a final that would go down as one of the epics, matching the 1980 Borg vs McEnroe clash, marked by the unforgettable 18-16 fourth set tie-break.
rockport | 07/07/2008
Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal said his victory over holder Roger Federer in Sunday's final was the most emotional of his career.
