Published in 2009 in 8vo hardboards and dust-wrapper with 211 pages, this is the blow-by-blow account of that greatest of Men's Wimbledon singles finals played on Sunday 6th July 2008 between defending champion Roger Federer and the dashing young Spanish challenger Rafael Nadal. Wertheim expertly sets the scene for this confrontation and describes each set in some detail. The weather intervened throughout the afternoon and the fabled roof was in place in the open position but not yet functioning.

With the light rapidly failing and rain once again threatening, all fingers were firmly crossed in the hope that the match would not have to be pulled owing to the light. But at 9.16, in what seemed like the middle of the night, the match ended amidst the most amazing scenes of delerium

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