How Roger Federer Won Wimbledon 2006

Courage, incredible serving, and fashion style? Wow. It may not have been the Roger Slam, but still, what an amazing accomplishment. Think about it. If you are Roger Federer, obviously you know exactly what 4 titles in a row means--Wimbledon immortality with Bjorn Borg and Pete Sampras. Then, think about who is over there on the other side--the giant teenager with the biceps and the attitude and the winning record against you--the player that everyone says is 'in your kitchen' as a certain pro coach I know likes to put it. And Roger pulled it off. He held it together and played such a courageous match. His serving was incredible and he hit so many clutch shots at key times. Yeah, he made some tight errors, but it wasn't like Paris--there wasn't that same stream of almost inexplicable unforced errors on the backhand side. Plus he had that blazer going for him, which I think actually did have something to do with it. Still, I wasn't sure until almost the last point. Because it was obvious that after that first set, Nadal was hovering on the verge of turning the match around in every game. Does it sound like I...