Wimbledon was easily the best of the year's slams for all the reasons mentioned, but we're still missing a few moments from that slam. For one, the day after Rafa got beat, Fed was on the cusp of elimination. I found watching that match to be a huge part of that slam considering what had just happened to Rafa. How different would the year be if we were here now talking about the further demise of the great Federer, rather than the guy who fought back the critics, won the slam, and took the record for weeks at #1. Huge season swing that afternoon.
And despite all the matches between Novak and Roger, the two had never played at the All England Club. To me, there's still a such a tension in their matches, even if it wasn't the best match of the tourney.
We haven't even mentioned how the looming Olympics at the legendary venue added another element of conversation to the slam.
Wimbledon was easily the best of the year's slams for all the reasons mentioned, but we're still missing a few moments from that slam. For one, the day after Rafa got beat, Fed was on the cusp of elimination. I found watching that match to be a huge part of that slam considering what had just happened to Rafa. How different would the year be if we were here now talking about the further demise of the great Federer, rather than the guy who fought back the critics, won the slam, and took the record for weeks at #1. Huge season swing that afternoon.
And despite all the matches between Novak and Roger, the two had never played at the All England Club. To me, there's still a such a tension in their matches, even if it wasn't the best match of the tourney.
We haven't even mentioned how the looming Olympics at the legendary venue added another element of conversation to the slam.