Federer and Nadal Do it Again
Tennis fan or not, there is something special about watching the two best athletes at any discipline go one-on-one, over and over again, and each time is as good as the last time.
Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal is the tennis equivalent to getting to see Kobe vs. Lebron play for the NBA Championship in a one-on-one game — four times a year. Or seeing Tiger Woods against himself. Or prime Barry Bonds facing prime Greg Maddux — every time was a treat. Roger and Rafa bring it every time they step on the court together, and every time they leave us in awe.
At 27, Federer is the old man of the tennis world, but the guy is still so good it’s ridiculous. The shots he pulls off, in matches at the highest level of competition are just stupid. In the middle of his biggest match of the year, he always seems to throw an Eefus, or toss up a left-handed hook shot.
Federer and Nadal may be the best sports rivalry of this generation — and I mean that. Better than Duke/Carolina. Better than Bird/Magic. Better than Yankees/Sox. It’s that good. If you don’t care for tennis, then you can’t argue against me, but if you watch tennis at all, you can’t disagree with me.
Since I’m writing this as I watch yet another amazing tennis match, I can’t tell you who wins the 2009 Australian Open. I’ll tell you in an hour or two. They are currently tied at one set each, entering a third set tiebreak. It could not be more tied. It could try, but it would not be successful (/Russed).
In the meantime, enjoy two great videos of these two playing.
The final set of Wimbledon 2008, perhaps the greatest tennis match ever played:
A crazy half-grass/half-clay matchup, putting the two masters at play against each other on their best srufaces:
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