Incredible Tennis

Yesterday afternoon I took out some work, turned on the television, and thought I'd finish editing a paper while watching the Men's Wimbeldon Final.

Four hours later, I had done almost no work.

If you are a tennis fan and you missed this one, I highly recommend watching a repeat of the match. Even if you know who wins, the quality of the tennis was just phenomenal. It had everything one could want from a sporting event: high stakes, great opponents, amazing quality of play, back and forth momentum swings, and an unknown victor until the last second. It was easily one of the best tennis matches I have ever seen. This is what tennis is supposed to be.

In the end Nadal prevailed, but to me the winner is less important than the game. I hope to see a vigorous and healthy Nadal-Federer rivalry for years to come, producing some more of this world-class tennis.