Denmark Vesey: Raphael Nadal - The Denmark Vesey "My Favorite White Boy Award"

Monday, July 07, 2008

Raphael Nadal - The Denmark Vesey "My Favorite White Boy Award"

" This is the greatest
match I've ever seen."

JOHN McENROE,
three-time Wimbledon champion, on what was also the longest men's singles final ever, at 4 hr. 48 min., between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer

3 comments:

CNu said...: That was a war magne. Some of the finest tennis I ever set my eyes on and I don't generally tend to be a big fan of men's tennis.; Jul 7, 2008, 8:28:00 AM
Denmark Vesey said...: CNu, that was the best tennis match I've ever seen in my life.

Blows Borg McEnroe out the water.

Nadal has some of that Tiger Woods in him.; Jul 7, 2008, 10:10:00 AM
Anonymous said...: I am a HUGE tennis fan. I watched Nadal and Federer fight-it-out. My poor fiance is now hooked on tennis.

Personally, I had my money - and my hopes - on Federer. But nice win for the young hunk from Spain. :-)

PS: The Williams sisters rocked the house taking the first and second spot in singles, and taking the doubles championship.; Jul 9, 2008, 3:38:00 PM

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