The 2007 Wimbledon Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships. He missed the first set point with a netted backhand but wore Nadal down patiently to yet again be up one set to the good.Nadal, however, wasn’t going to let off. Federer, from 30-0 up, saw multiple passing shots whiz by, leaving him stranded at the net. Federer proved too strong in the latter part of the set, breaking Nadal in the sixth and eighth games to close out the match. Neither player could break through in the third set which saw twelve consecutive holds before Federer won the tiebreaker and seized the two sets to one advantage. Could the King of Grass lose a set 6-0? Again he ran around the backhand to smash the forehand return to force Nadal to play the short ball. Nadal concocted an on-the-run diagonal backhand flick pass that even Federer couldn’t believe, two teasing inside out fake forehand drop shots, an on-the-run death charge defensive forehand hit behind him that broke a string on his racquet, and last but not least a Boris Becker-style dive imitation that Federer responded to with a winning putaway on the sideline.It wouldn’t be a Federer match if he didn’t live up to expectations when it came to hitting special shots. Federer had gotten out of jail, and he knew it.He would have to repeat the same escape act in the fifth game when he found himself down 15-40 once again after yet another erratic forehand. With Federer serving at 30-30, Nadal whipped his forehand seemingly just out and immediately challenged it. Nadal was the one put on his back heels from the get-go. After 3 hours and 45 minutes, Federer defeated Nadal 7–6 , 4–6, 7–6 , 2–6, 6–2. Roger Federer made all four Grand Slam finals in 2007, winning three of them. 1 set apiece.The level of play got even more riveting in the third. “Sí” he voiced, welcoming his own successful little change-up. This epic smasher of a match has wrestled itself out of the grip of the doubters and has nestled cosily into its number 3 position on our list, between the no. But Rafa responded in kind. Federer, at full stretch himself, could only frame his shot. But reclaiming the mini-break, Federer then deployed his camouflaged first serve delivery to crank two service winners.
Federer would capitalize on his third break chance attempt when Nadal inexcusably smashed his finishing shot low in the net. This was the first Wimbledon final to use the replay technology system This was also the first time that Federer or Nadal had ever played a fifth set in a Grand Slam final. Federer failed on the first time of asking. TenniS2. A year which saw the bursting of the housing bubble leading to the global mortgage crisis, Radiohead releasing their infamous Luckily, next to real hardships and social media hype, there were sporting heroes to adore aplenty. He stuck to his newly found game plan to take the ball early, and it paid dividends right at the start of the fourth as his passing shots began to find their mark again, frustrating the Swiss icon as he got broken to 30.Being down 2-0, Federer wasn’t in control of the rallies anymore. The natural grass court instincts of Federer proved to be the difference as he put away the high volley and the first set. Roger Federer Def. Nadal spun his web in the next point, forcing Federer to play his forehand long. Federer was nowhere near the ball and, convinced of it being out, suffered a meltdown when the replay showed it just clipping the line. Again, the lucky spectators on Centre Court were out of their seat, this time to answer Federer’s animated yell of jubilation.Both players began showing commanding sovereignty on their own service games. Federer was up 2-0.The next game saw Federer getting into the groove: an ace, a lucky net cord and a backhand crosscourt winner as loosely struck as you like. Famously not a fan of the hawk-eye system, he immediately chatted to umpire Carlos Ramos about how he felt an injustice had occurred. Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal Wimbledon 2019 semi-final highlights. A long forehand from Nadal meant the Swiss got his first championship point. As the first Federer ball toss silenced the packed crowd on the Centre Court of Wimbledon, anxiously welcoming the drama that was sure to unfold, Federer and Nadal were ready to deliver on the insurmountable expectations, and then some.Boom! The third game was a special one. He would go on to hold just when it looked like the Spaniard was ready to break the infamous Federer serve. Nadal showed his fiery determination, clenching both fists as he screamed in delight to his box. A blockbuster game-clinching rally at two all 40-30 on the Nadal serve meant the point constructions were starting to favour the Spaniard.
A dazzling 16-shot rally then saw the Wimbledon champion edge one game ahead of his Spanish challenger, 3-2.Now it was Nadal who had to endure the ordeal of facing breakpoints. Federer positioned himself to execute his bread and butter inside out forehand to wrap up the set at 6-5. Federer was forewarned!
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