So Nadal’s not playing. That was very disappointing news to many of his fans, including me. We are not going to see another classic. It was totally shocking to see him losing to Soderling. I for one think, it was a combination of the worst performance by Nadal on clay and Soderling playing his best tennis. Roger though, made the best of it, and that’s exactly what a champion does. He did deserve the career grand slam. It would have been a lot sweeter if he had won it against Nadal, but I guess he would more than glad to win it against Soderling. He spared the world his tears.

So with no Nadal, this Wimbledon is Rogers to win. And that will take him past Pete. And being a Sampras fan, it’s really sad to see his record being broken, but since it will be Roger, I guess it’s not that bad.

Also, this Wimbledon and the French Open make us realize what a privilege it was to see the two of them go at it for 4 years back to back on the clay of Roland Garros and the grass of Wimbledon.

So will they be there next year to slug it out? I hope so. I still think there are few more twist in that rivalry.