As Good As It Gets

No, not the Super Bowl.

Not Red Sox vs. Yankees, Lakers-Celtics or any other rivalry is pro team sports.

Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal is the best rivalry in sports right now.

Now I'm not even going to pretend to be a huge tennis fan and I am certainly not incredibly knowledgeable about the sport. But what I watched Sunday morning was the most competitive, well- played, entertaining sporting event I've seen in some time.

I fell asleep late in the 3rd set Sunday Morning, sometime after 5am eastern time. Nadal won in 5 grueling sets, almost 4 and half hours of play.

The level of play is off the charts when the Swiss-born Federer and Spanish-born Nadal take the court. Now that Federer's once invincible serve has become just a little more manageable, it makes for much better play. Service breaks are not the freak occurrences they were several years ago.

The 22 year-old Nadal bested the 27 year-old Federer in another amazing Grand Slam final in July of 2008 (Wimbledon)- the grass court showdown last summer earned more attention because-
1. it wasn't played during the middle of the night and
2. it wasn't played on the same day as the Super Bowl

Although the timing of this past match left a bit to be desired, Federer-Nadal is as good as sports get right now.

Final points won Sunday morning
Federer 174
Nadal 173

Fight On,

Nate