The End of an Era Vs. The Beginning of a New One
"The Punisher" Vs. "The Raging Bull"
Agassi Vs. Nadal

With this being Andre's last Wimbledon and Rafa striving to break free from being known only as a dirt baller, tomorrow morning's match should be nothing short of epic. In order for Andre to stand a chance, he needs to close the match out early. If it turns into a 4 to 5 setter, Agassi will have a hell of a time physically and mentally, as it seems Rafa's intensity usually goes into overdrive during late sets. Rafael was the victor in their only previous meeting.

Wimbledon: June 26 - July 9
With the 120th Championships at Wimbledon only a couple weeks away, I'm happy to see that the All England Lawn and Tennis Club (AELTC) has announced it will be providing free audio feeds of live action from three different courts. In addition, it appears wimbledon.org will also be carrying live video coverage throughout the tournament as a subscription service. This is great news because if NBC's coverage of Wimbledon is anything like their coverage of Roland Garros, it'll be crap.
Where to begin? Let me start by saying I thought ESPN2's coverage of the French Open was excellent and to go from ESPN during the week to NBC on weekends was gut-wrenching. First off, NBC only has a narrow time slot for their coverage which, for a good deal of the time, over-lapped with live coverage. Why then, would anybody want to watch a replay of a Federer/Nalbandian when Nadal is playing Ljubicic live? Show the live action first, then if there's time, come back to the replay. What does NBC do? They switch to the Nadal match eventually (not live) and then cut away for 'Day's Of Our Lives.' Reeediculous. Their selection of matches to replay during down times was horrible and I don't even want to get started on Mary Carillo as I'm off-topic enough as it is. The only good thing NBC has going for them is John McEnroe.
Oh yeah, James Blake moved up a spot in the rankings to #7.

Rafa rolls through Roland Garros
Federer's hopes of a Grand Slam were once again dashed within the walls of Roland Garros by none other than Rafael Nadal. Nadal won the French Open title in the fourth set at 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(4). On paper it would seem Nadal's victory came fairly easily, however there were several key instances during the match where the momentum stood on razor's edge. After splitting sets, Nadal's first test came at 2-1 in the third set. Down 0-40 and facing triple break-point, Nadal showed incredible fortitude by battling back to level the set at 2 all. After winning out the 3rd, Nadal's second test came after Federer broke the young 20 year old's serve to even the fourth set at 5-5. The crowd was chanting "Roger, Roger" and it seemed Federer had found the window he was searching for to push this thing into a fifth...but Rafa wasn't having it. Both players held serve forcing the set into a tie-breaker and as quickly as Federer's window had appeared, Nadal slammed it shut. The Raging Bull has come a long way since last year and I think this shows that not only is he talented enough, but he has the mental toughness to start winning major tournaments on other surfaces.

Roland Garros
As we're nearing the semifinals it appears there could be a meeting of all top four seeds which hasn't happened since 1985. Federer (1), Nadal (2), and Nalbandian (3) are already in. Currently Ljubicic (4) is up a double-break, 5-2, in the first set and appears to be rolling.