In the days after the “best tennis match I have ever seen” according to John Macnroe many things are now clear and some not so clear in the tennis world. Is Federer still the best player in the game? Or how will this year’s loss to Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon effect him? The answers to those questions are both uncertain. Only time will tell. However there are many things that are certain. Tennis is finally looking like the game is getting a rivalry that will help fuel the tennis engine for the years to come. Their games couldn’t be more opposite, Federer moves around the court with grace and precision hitting shots that have never been seen before. Nadal an aggressive baseliner who looks like her could tear up concrete with his footwork uses his heavy forehand to make his opponents break down.
The summer has been such an exciting time for tennis. The French Open followed by Wimbledon two weeks later and now the Olympics taking place next month. Tennis is finally getting some recognition for the tremendous athletes and sportsmen that their tour is made up of. The most special part of the Wimbledon final for me was hearing the two players compliment each other and conduct each other with the highest amount of class and dignity for a tennis match that lasted nearly five hours.
The Wimbledon final came at a time when so much importance is placed on performance, heroes and role models are established based solely on hitting home runs, it didn’t matter that they used steroids or shooting game winning baskets, nor did it matter that they cheated on their wives. Finally a sporting event that emphasizes the core values of what sport is all about, honor, courage, respect, and passion.
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