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Comment by Mike Ferris on August 20, 2008 at 3:41pm

¡Viva Rafa y viva España!

Comment by Don Spiegel on August 17, 2008 at 11:04pm

Thanks, Svetlana, for the great pics of the 3 winners at Beijing. I'm really happy for Rafa's win and that he will be #1 in the world starting 8/18. I'm rooting for him at the US Open. He's a super-talented player who plays with great passion and agility.

Comment by Svetlana on August 17, 2008 at 4:56pm

Comment by RC on August 17, 2008 at 4:13pm

Whoo Hoo, way to go for the GOLD Rafa!!! Two of the Best POWER players in the game...no sissy tennis in that match!!!

Comment by joysette on August 4, 2008 at 7:13am

I love the Rafa and John commercial!

I can't believe that he lost to Djockovic! How SAD!

Comment by Eric Hacker on July 28, 2008 at 1:43pm

I watch the Wimbledon match, and i congragulate Nadal with his outstanding win.

Comment by Svetlana on July 27, 2008 at 12:39pm

Comment by leela on July 10, 2008 at 12:52pm

I saw Nadal's match about 4 years ago once, great, he won!!

Comment by Mark / The Mayor on July 8, 2008 at 2:33pm

Comment by Mark / The Mayor on July 8, 2008 at 2:33pm

Wow! Go Rafa!

Wimbledon 2008: John McEnroe hails Rafael Nadal victory as greatest final ever
By Richard Alleyne
Last Updated: 9:48am BST 07/07/2008



Rafael Nadal's epic victory over Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final was the "greatest ever seen", according to John McEnroe, the three times winner of the event.

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The world number one turned television commentator made his comments after the five-set match on Centre Court which at four hours 48 minutes long was definitely the longest.


John McEnroe has hailed the Roger Federer - Rafael Nadal Wimbledon final as the "greatest ever"
"This is the greatest match I've ever seen," said John McEnroe, whose final against Jimmy Connors in 1982, had previously been the longest final.

His comments were repeated by the world's press and borne out by the huge television audience the final received.

Tennis fans caused a massive surge in electricity demand after Nadal took the Wimbledon title because they were glued to their seats during the epic match.

A 1,400 megawatt spike - equivalent to 550,000 kettles being boiled - was recorded at around 9.20pm, as the Spaniard lifted the trophy. The surge shows millions watched the match.

It was bigger than the increase in demand at half time during this year's Champions' League match when Manchester United beat Chelsea.

National Grid spokeswoman Isobel Rowley said the surge was huge because fans were so transfixed by the tennis, they could not move from the sofa to switch the lights on until the end.

Such was the rivalry between the two players, that the match also smashed betting records. Almost £10 million was staked on the match, according to initial estimates - breaking the £8 million record set just days ago when Nadal crushed Andy Murray in the quarter finals.

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