![]() Twenty-two-year-old Rafael Nadal prevailed, in five sets, in what was, according to the author, "essentially a four-hour, forty-eight-minute infomercial for everything that is right about tennis-a festival of skill, accuracy, grace, strength, speed, endurance, determination, and sportsmanship." It was also the encapsulation of a fascinating rivalry, hard fought and of historic proportions. Only it wasn’t a crowning for the Swiss heir apparent but for a swashbuckling Spaniard. So in the last few moments of daylight, Centre Court witnessed a coronation. ![]() ![]() He just needed to cling to his trajectory. Five-time champion Roger Federer was on track to take his rightful place as the most dominant player in the history of the game. In the 2008 Wimbledon men’s final, Centre Court was a stage set worthy of Shakespearean drama.
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