Super Sunday
If you are a sports fan then the 6th of July 2008 can be affectionately called Super Sunday!
Three different sports going on in parallel - The Asia Cup Final, Formula 1 in Silverstone and The Gentlemen's single's final at Wimbledon.
It was a horrendous show by Team India at the Asia Cup Final. Although they managed to restrict the lankans to a modest total. As per the indians 'superior' batting lineup it should have been a walk in the park but the lankans had other plans. So much for a fight.
Then came the Grand Prix of Britain. Dark clouds loomed over the Silverstone circuit as everyone started on intermediate tyres. Lewis got a great start and went on to win the race in treacherous conditions. He really proved he was the no 1 Mclaren driver. A mistake of not changing tyres during the first pit stops for Alonso and Raikonen caused them to lose the podium. Alonso was driving the wheels of his car. There were a lot of spins and a lot of excitement because of the wet race. The drivers skill really came out as driving aids and traction control was banned this season. Felipe Massa probably had the most disastrous race of his career. All in all it wasn't that great of a day for Ferrari. A special podium for Rubens Barichello and the Honda team. Ross Brawn's strategy paid off.
Then came in the third and final event and the most exciting one too. World No 1 Roger Federer against No 2 Rafael Nadal for the most coveted and prestigious Grand Slam title - Wimbledon. These two gladiators fought for 5 sets. If you think winning isn't everything then you should have a word with these two. They pushed each other and every point scored was a spectacular display of tennis. And just when you thought you have seen the best ever tennis match they would raise the bar and would come up with another brilliant display. Nadal had the first two sets in the bag but Fedex wasn't going to give up that easily. He pushed the third and the fourth sets into tie break. The fourth set tie break was breath taking and the most brilliant display with more than 15,000 fans at the edge of their seats. Fedex save multiple championship points from Rafa and pushed the game into the 5th set. But it was the day of the spaniard. Even in the fifth set they were fighting tooth and nail to gain every single point. They pushed the third one again to 9-7 when Rafa won his maiden Wimbledon crown. It was unimaginable as to how much they could push each other for more than four hours. It required great mental and physical conditioning. You could say it is the year of the Spaniards after Spain's Euro victory and Rafa's victory in two Grand Slams. Can he get the US Open is something which I am eagerly waiting to see.
Three different sports going on in parallel - The Asia Cup Final, Formula 1 in Silverstone and The Gentlemen's single's final at Wimbledon.
It was a horrendous show by Team India at the Asia Cup Final. Although they managed to restrict the lankans to a modest total. As per the indians 'superior' batting lineup it should have been a walk in the park but the lankans had other plans. So much for a fight.
Then came the Grand Prix of Britain. Dark clouds loomed over the Silverstone circuit as everyone started on intermediate tyres. Lewis got a great start and went on to win the race in treacherous conditions. He really proved he was the no 1 Mclaren driver. A mistake of not changing tyres during the first pit stops for Alonso and Raikonen caused them to lose the podium. Alonso was driving the wheels of his car. There were a lot of spins and a lot of excitement because of the wet race. The drivers skill really came out as driving aids and traction control was banned this season. Felipe Massa probably had the most disastrous race of his career. All in all it wasn't that great of a day for Ferrari. A special podium for Rubens Barichello and the Honda team. Ross Brawn's strategy paid off.
Then came in the third and final event and the most exciting one too. World No 1 Roger Federer against No 2 Rafael Nadal for the most coveted and prestigious Grand Slam title - Wimbledon. These two gladiators fought for 5 sets. If you think winning isn't everything then you should have a word with these two. They pushed each other and every point scored was a spectacular display of tennis. And just when you thought you have seen the best ever tennis match they would raise the bar and would come up with another brilliant display. Nadal had the first two sets in the bag but Fedex wasn't going to give up that easily. He pushed the third and the fourth sets into tie break. The fourth set tie break was breath taking and the most brilliant display with more than 15,000 fans at the edge of their seats. Fedex save multiple championship points from Rafa and pushed the game into the 5th set. But it was the day of the spaniard. Even in the fifth set they were fighting tooth and nail to gain every single point. They pushed the third one again to 9-7 when Rafa won his maiden Wimbledon crown. It was unimaginable as to how much they could push each other for more than four hours. It required great mental and physical conditioning. You could say it is the year of the Spaniards after Spain's Euro victory and Rafa's victory in two Grand Slams. Can he get the US Open is something which I am eagerly waiting to see.
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