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Friday, July 4, 2008

Federer, Nadal back in Wimbledon final (AP)

Federer, Nadal back in Wimbledon final (AP): "

Spain's Rafael Nadal watches the ball during his Men's Singles semifinal against Germany's Rainer Scheuttler at Wimbledon, Friday, July 4, 2008.

Add up all of Roger Federer's greatness on grass courts, and the numbers are striking: 40 wins in a row at Wimbledon, 65 overall on the surface. Now he seeks an additional victory, a victory that would make him the first man since the 1880s to win six consecutive Wimbledon titles, a victory that would give him a 13th Grand Slam championship, one shy of Pete Sampras' career record.


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