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Nadal wins epic Wimbledon final
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Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
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July 7, 2008
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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Back and forth they went in the
Wimbledon final, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, the two greatest
tennis players of their generation producing one of the greatest
matches of any generation on the sport's grandest stage.
For five sets, through rain, wind and descending darkness, the
two men swapped spectacular shots, until, against a slate sky, Nadal
earned the right to fling his racket aside and collapse on his back,
champion of the All England Club at last.
"Is impossible to explain what I felt in that moment, no?" Nadal
said after accepting the golden trophy that has belonged to Federer
since 2003.
The No. 2-ranked Nadal ended No. 1 Federer's five-title run at
the ...
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