
"Come on! I can do it!"Shouted Federer as he lost yet another set. He was two sets down but was still determined to fight. Sure enough, he was level with Nadal after 2 hours of fierce battle. It was a great match. The tension was building up to see who will win the title. Will Federer win his fifth title, or nadal win his first. It will depend on the last and final set. In the last and final set, the game was brought into a tie breaker, the score 7-7. His arch rival slammed the ball across the court to break Federer's dominance of tennis on grass courts. It was the 2008 wimbledon grand slam event. His five year winning steak was broken by Rafael Nadal after a five hour rally. Nadal clenched his fist and lay on the floor as Federer hung his head in dismay. In the interviews however, Federer was all smiles. Instead of lamenting, he said,"Probably later in life, I'll go, 'That was a great match,'" Federer said afterward. "Right now, it's not much of a feel-good thing. Probably my hardest loss, by far." Instead of crying, he took the defeat as a lesson, saying that it was a good memory and a lesson learnt. He moved on to win many other tournaments after his loss. Unlike many players, Federer accepted defeat readily, showing sportsmanship.
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