Federer out to dispose Nadal on grass of Wimbledon
Roger Federer faces the biggest challenge yet to his Wimbledon supremacy when he takes on Rafael Nadal in Sunday’s eagerly-anticipated final.
The match pits the best two players in the world against each other in their fifth final meeting of 2006. Switzerland’s Federer can win a fourth straight title, while Spain’s Nadal is in his first Wimbledon final having surpassed all expectations on grass.
And Nadal holds a 6-1 record against Federer, including four wins this year. The most recent of those wins came last month when Nadal, 20, took a second successive French Open, stopping Federer from holding all four Grand Slam titles at once.
Federer and Nadal are building the kind of rivalry that might stand alongside the great battles of the past, and history can be made in numerous ways on Sunday. World number one Federer, 24, can become the seventh man to win four straight Wimbledons, the last being Pete Sampras in 2000.
Victory for Nadal would be the first time since Bjorn Borg in 1980 that the French Open champion had gone on to win Wimbledon. He would also become only the second Spanish man to win Wimbledon, following Manuel Santana in 1966.
Nadal has insisted throughout the championships that his aim is simply to improve on the grass, but now he is in a Grand Slam final there is no doubt he wants to go all the way.
Rafael Nadal is shrieking his way nicely through Wimbledon. Can he beat Roger Federer once again? Win or lose, you can bet on it! Get all your ATP and WTA tennis matchups in the Bodog Sportsbook!
Wimbledon Finals Tips: Federer to win in straight sets.
This is going to be a great match between two top tennis players - Nadal is the rising star while Federer is the champion. FEDERER will take this 2006 WIMBLEDON - the odds of Nadal going 2 straight vs Federer is just not likely. Take FEDERER.