Nadal Wins Classic Wimbledon Championship Over Federer

Rafael Nadal breaks through with epic win at Wimbledon

profzim1 posted 7/6/2008 from fantasysportsmatrix.com

He had to fail in the previous three Wimbledon finals to Roger Federer before he could win here. He had to endure several rain delays. He was up two sets before losing two tiebreakers. He had to go up against history.

Rafael Nadal Has An Oral Fixation

sportstsar posted 7/6/2008 from sportstsar.com

After his epic win over Roger Federer at Wimbledon, racqueteer Rafael Nadal subjected his new hardware to his strange tradition of the trophy bite. Not many people know where this originated from, but here is some totally unfounded speculation that you can pretend to pass off as fact.

Nadal outlasts Federer in epic final to halt streak at five

Redsauce posted 7/7/2008 from sports.espn.go.com

Two points from victory, the No. 1-ranked Federer couldn't pull it out, instead succumbing to No. 2 Nadal 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7 Sunday night in a 4-hour, 48-minute test of wills that was the longest men's final in Wimbledon history -- and quite possibly the greatest.

John McEnroe: "The Greatest Match Ever I've Ever Seen..." [Wimbledon 2008]

Sport Hump...dry and harmless found this 7/6/2008 on deadspin.com

Rafael Nadal seemingly had won the 2008 Wiimbledon championship at three different moments during the epic nearly 5 hour match against Roger Federer. After two rain delays, two tiebreaker sets, and a final set sudden death where both he and Roger ...

Wimbledon: Nadal Ends Federer’s Reign at Wimbledon

Baseball Toaster found this 7/6/2008 on www.nytimes.com

Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer Sunday in a five-set match that stretched for nearly five hours, bringing Federer’s streak of victories at Wimbledon to an end. >