So, Roger Federer is no more the reigning Wimbledon Champion, thanks to some great tennis played last night. Rafael Nadal was brilliant on court. Right from the beginning, Federer was tested. To quote FedEx from an earlier interview, "He (Nadal) is amazing on clay, and he is becoming increasingly dangerous on grass." And finally it turned out that Nadal did beat Federer to become the new Wimbledon champion.

But it wasn't so easy as it may turn out in news reports that try their level best to write Roger off. It was, for lack of a better phrase, a nail-biting finish. Nadal did gobble up the first two sets, but the third and especially the fourth were as close as it has been since the great Borg-McEnroe final in 1980. (Yours truly wasn't even thought of then, but many thanks to YouTube). As it turned out in the end, the board read 6-4 6-4 6-7 (5/7) 6-7 (8/10) 9-7, in favour of Rafa.

But here's a little word for enthusiastic journalists who have started on their assignments on writing Federer off. Take it easy. Because a championship lost isn't a great player lost. I truly admire Nadal's tennis, but watching FedEx in motion is another thing altogether!