Federer Wins Fourth Men's Singles Championship at Wimbledon

Roger Federer of Switzerland won his forth consecutive mens singles title at Wimbledon today, defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain 6-0 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (2-7) 6-3.

Oceans of ink will be spilled on the event, so I won't spill much except to say that that the last three sets were, as Federer himself put it, "high quality tennis."

The match was tight, but because of the way the points played out, you felt that Federer was winning and that pesky Nadal was hanging around, siezing every opportunity, always dangerous and capable of taking over the match should Federer falter.

He didn't.

So, it was in the end Federer's more versatile, more well-rounded all-court game that made the difference, because it's a significant advantage on grass.

Nonetheless, like Bjorn Borg, Nadal reminded us that the playing surface isn't everything.

Personally I prefer Federer's style of play, but Nadal is the plucky competitor par excellence, so I really didn't know whom to root for. I just thoroughly enjoyed the performance of both young men.

Match report and stats.