The 2009 Austrialin Open was well fought and closed on 1 Feb, 2009 with Spain's Rafael Nadal edging the Swiss Roger Federer and the American Serena Williams defeating Russia's Dinara Safina.
Many of us at Dillon & Friends were rooting for Federer as Switzerland is a member of our coalition. Though, we must face the facts. Rafael has indeed performed much better than Federer in recent tournaments. The Federer-Nadal rivalry has shown to be the most competitive, energetic rivalry in tennis history, and the 2008 Wimbledon final was one of the greatest matches of all time.
"The pair have captured 15 of the last 16 Grand Slam titles (9 for Federer, 6 for Nadal) from the 2005 French Open through the 2009 Australian Open. This includes an all-time record 11 consecutive titles from the 2005 French Open through the 2007 US Open. Furthermore, Federer won three titles in 2004, increasing the total to 18 of the last 21. They have also dominated elsewhere, such as combining for 19 of the 27 Masters Series titles (10 for Federer, 9 for Nadal) from 2005–2007."
Though Federer leads Nadal in Grand Slam titles, Nadal has since surpassed Federer as the #1 ranked player. Federer's path to competitive redemption will most likely take place at the 2009 French Open on May 24 - June 7.
Both men are extremely gifted players, and we thank them for providing entertainment as well as an alternative to bloody conflicts.
I'm not much of a tennis fan but that was a very good article. It must be related to our class discussion because Federer and Nadal are both at the zenith, or highest point, that is possible in tennis.
Yes Mr. Johnson is correct about the definition of zenith and tennis is a great as well as competitive sport. Well written article [sir?]