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RED HOT RIVALS: Rafael Nadal (above) got the best of RogerFederer Sunday at Wimbledon, but this rivalry is just starting to unfold, says Post columnist George Willis.

IT'S hard to believe that a tennis match can be any more competitive, any more thrilling, any more drama filled than what Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer authored during what many are calling the best Wimbledon final ever played Sunday in London. Full Article at New York Post

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  3. We're seeing one of the greatest rivalries unfold before our eyes
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  7. They fought so ferociously ... I thought Nadal would crumble a little after losing the two match points, but it did not faze him and he became the first player to win the Cross Channel double, the French followed by Wimbledon, a feat thought impossible since the last time it was done in 1980 by Borg.
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  8. This was the heavyweight championship in the world of tennis - a singular match in Wimbledon's history ... I have covered 41 finals, including the classics of 1980 and 1981 with (Bjorn) Borg and (John) McEnroe, but this 4 hour, 48 minute final is No. 1.
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  9. Roger's backhand, saving one of the match points, was glorious ... He fought well to come back. How ironic that the last point ended with Federer's forehand failing him, probably the greatest forehand ever.
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  10. It was an amazing tennis match, one of the best I've ever seen ... I was pulling for Federer. I wanted to see him win six in a row, and I know that it would have been a tremendous achievement, but Nadal was playing his best tennis.
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