Monday, June 11, 2012

Rafa Retains his Crown as King of Clay

He's amazing to watch as he runs down every ball humanly possible and a few I'm not sure are within the reach of mortals.  The fourth set is the one where we can see Rafa has no interest in losing his title.   The score is 5 all and he pulls off an ace to get up 30 love.  The struggle continues with Novak not letting up but finally Rafa takes the game to go up 6 to 5 in the fourth.  It's  now 30 all and the pressure is on.  Rafa attacks with a forehand and is now at match point,  Djokovic hits a double fault from 30 serving 40 and Rafa takes the crown.  Novak sits in disappointment while Rafa climbs to the stands to share the victory with his family.  

The score is now 7 French Open Championships for Nadal surpassing Borg's 6.

Tennis fans are blessed to have Nadal, Djokovic, and Federer competing against each other in this amazing era of tennis.