Farewell, Vail

"Well this life that Ive lead has took me everywhere
There aint no place I aint never gone
But its kind of like the saying that you heard so many times
Well there just aint no place like home...
Did you ever see the beauty of the hills of carolina
Or the sweetness of the grass in tennessee...
Well you can take a boy out of ol dixieland
But youll never take ol dixie from a boy"

Holy Smokes!
Are you kidding me with this? Who would've thought that a month after Roland Garros we would have the treat of seeing a Federer-Nadal rematch in the final of Wimbledon? The same finalists haven't met back to back at the French and Wimbledon since 1952.
All the pieces are in place to make this an epic match. Should Federer win it will be his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title in a row and he will be one closer to tieing Borg's record of five. He will prove that, although Nadal has a winning record over him, he truly is the king of grass.
On the other hand, a Nadal victory would turn the tennis world upside down. It's been thirty years since a Spanish player has won Wimbledon and over twenty years since Borg won the French Open and Wimbledon back to back. Rafa's transition to grass in so short a time and relentless pursuit for #1 is nothing short of unbelievable. A month ago, the talk of the town was that if Federer won the French he may just be the best ever. Now, a month later, Rafa has a chance to take over the top spot.
Ever since Federer showed up on the radar in 2001 by ending Sampras' streak at Wimbledon, I've been a fan of his flawless style of classic tennis...but I can't help but pull for Nadal. Perhaps it's because he's considered the "underdog" (despite owning Roger so far) or perhaps its because it would cement these two champions into true rivalry status. Either way, "Vamos, Rafa!"