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    Nadal, who has won the last four French Open titles, becomes the first man since Bjorn Borg in 1980 to win the French Open and Wimbledon back-to-back in the same year. "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." "The Bud Collins History of Tennis" ($35.95, New Chapter Press, 784 pages) is the ultimate compilation of historical tennis information, including year-by-year recaps of every tennis season, biographical sketches of every major tennis personality, as well as stats, records, and championship rolls for all the major events. Full Article at BusinessPortal24
    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.
    SOURCE: BusinessPortal24 16 months ago