Nadal's Presence

Atleast Rafael Nadal finally made his presence felt at the grass courts of Wimbeldon this year. The game was actually delayed for a couple of hours and I needed to rest and sleep early for a Quarterly Agency Review on Monday.

Through my sleep, Nadal slowly won out the match against Federer!

Rafa's win is his 5th Grand Slam win, after winning four straight French Open titles, since 2005. Federer hasn't won on this clay court. According to the program hosts, Rafa's victory in Wimbledon marks the first time a player had won both the French Open and Wimbledon on the same year. Bjorn Borg won both titles last in 1980, when I was still in the corridors of the Faculty of Arts and Letters.

The left-handed player, born in Mallorca, Spain is also just the second player from Spain to have won the Wimbledon in 42 years. Gosh, I was still a toddler then.

By the way, did you know that his uncle is a professional football player who played for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team?

Photo of Rafa from www.rafaelnadal.com/