Federer vs. Nadal part 1

Greatly overlooked by the Superbowl, another sporting event of legendary proportions was taking place on Sunday. Sunday marked another chapter in what is becoming one of the greatest tennis rivalries in history. In the 80s it was Connors and Macanroe, in the 90s we had Sampras and Agassi, and now we have Federer and Nadal and they were back at it again for the finals of the Australian Open.

As of late this match-up has been dominated by Rafael Nadal. He has beaten Federer in 3 straight Grand Slam finals and was going for a 4th on the hard courts in Austalia, the only Grand Slam that had eluded him to this point. Once again it ended up being an amazing match, with players alternating sets. As the sun went down and as the duration of the match increased, the younger, faster, and better conditioned Nadal was able to gain the edge and win in the 5th set.

When i all comes down to it, an great match between too amazingly talented and classy athletes got overlooked. Because tennis is no longer a main stream sport it gets very little media attention. I have to believe that with more matches of the quality of this Australian Open, tennis will eventually gain the attention it deserves.