Why I Play Tennis

A dejected Federer

King of Clay, now King of Grass

I think I may have just watched the BEST tennis match in a long time. I know it’s easy to let the post match adrenaline get the better of me but this time I am pretty sure yesterday’s final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will go down in Wimbledon’s history as one of the all time greats if not the greatest. The score says it all, 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-7 9-7 to Nadal in a whopping 4h 48min albeit two rain delays. As a tennis fan, , I simply could not have asked for a better match. It was truly tennis at the highest quality.

Yesterday’s titanic clash left everyone on the edge of their seats and more often than not had my mouth gaping after their ridiculous, totally out-of-this-world shot-making abilities. It was in Nas’s words, an Orgasm of Various Proportions. The best shot of the day for me belonged to Federer. Facing a Championship point and NO pressure at all, he ripped this amazing down-the-line backhand passing shot to beat Nadal at the net. He eventually won the tie break and the 4th set. To put into perspective, it was equivalent to Gerrard scoring that crazy half-volley equaliser against West Ham in the FA Cup Final. It was magic in the darkest hour.

Seriously but cliché-ly speaking, there were no losers yesterday. Tennis was the ultimate winner. I think everyone would like to pick up a racket and play after witnessing yesterday’s epic battle. It was that kind of a game. So Jon if you’re reading this, bring on the 5 sets.