The Men's Final

[poliphilo]

It was gruelling, and not particularly pretty- like two blokes in a John Ford movie trying to punch one another's lights out. It's always a littlle dull when games keep going with serve. At times I thought Roddick was going to win. He certainly put the work in. Federer, by contrast, hardly seemed to break sweat. In the end it came down to stamina and self belief. They were both tired, but Federer lasted longer. And maybe it's the case that sheer class will always win out over heart.  Roddick has played wonderfully this tournament. After the match he paid tribute to the former champions sitting in the Royal Box- Borg, Laver, Santana, Sampras- and said he hoped he might one day have his name join theirs on the board. If he goes on playing the way he has played this week- against Hewitt, Murray, Federer- I don't see why that shouldn't happen.

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PS. Borg looks fantastic.

I love how strong a sense of history tennis has. It was wonderful to see all those former champions there. And particularly moving that Sampras- who hasn't been to Wimbledon since he last played- flew in from California- halfway across the world- especially to watch Federer take his record. Classy guys- all of them!