tagged w/ Wimbledon 2008
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Nothing makes sports more entertaining than a great rivalry and that is exactly what Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are starting to build. Although Federer has dominated the rest of the tennis world by winning the lion share of the titles and prize money, Nadal has been able to beat the worlds number one ranked player on many surfaces and under the brightest of spotlights. Their match at Wimbledon this year will likely go down in history as one of the best matches of this or any era. Five grueling sets lasted four hours and forty-eight minutes (a men's Wimbledon finals record) and left Rafael Nadal as the champion.Nothing makes sports more entertaining than a great rivalry and that is exactly what... more
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In what some are hailing as one of the greatest finals in modern history, Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer in a painfully close match on the centre court at Wimbledon.
Nadal missed two championship points in the fourth set but clawed his way back to win a dramatic rain-interrupted match 6-4 6-4 6-7 (3-7) 6-7 (8-10) 9-7.
In what some are hailing as one of the greatest finals in modern history, Rafael Nadal... more
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Rafael Nadal won his fifth Grand Slam title by knocking off five-time defending Wimbledon champion Roger Federer in five thrilling sets.
Nadal fell short the first two times he faced Federer in the Wimbledon finals, but he held on to win this time around, pulling off a 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7 upset. He became the first man since Bjorn Borg in 1980 to win the French Open and Wimbledon in the same season.
Sunday's encounter was the sixth Grand Slam title match between the No. 1-ranked Federer and No. 2 Nadal, more than for any other pair of men in the 40-year Open era.
Nadal leads the head-to-head series 12-6, though away from clay, Federer leads 5-3.Rafael Nadal won his fifth Grand Slam title by knocking off five-time defending... more
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Two British artists turned this grass into a photo by projecting a black and white negative image onto the grass as it grows which results in some parts of the grass being slightly more yellow than others.
After a few weeks growing in an otherwise dark room, cha ching, you have yourself a photograss. Anyone care to give it a go?
Two British artists turned this grass into a photo by projecting a black and white... more
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