Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, these are the four names stirring up this weekend in England for one of the biggest tournaments on the planet, “The Wimbledon”. Federer and Nadal will meet in their third consecutive Wimbledon final after commanding semifinal victories Friday. Venus is yet to defeat her baby sister Serena who has snatched two Wimbledon titles from Venus.
Federer and Nadal are showing how thirsty they are for the Wimbledon title as they were flawless with their previous matches. Federer outplayed Marat Safin 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-4 with a nearly flawless performance, leaving him one win from his sixth consecutive Wimbledon title and 13th Grand Slam championship. It was his 65th straight win on grass and 40th in a row at the All England Club.
“It’s great, a beautiful feeling, being able to get the opportunity to win the title again,” Federer said after the clinical 1-hour, 42-minute victory. “It means so much to me.”
“It’s a huge thrill every time when I get to another Wimbledon final,” he said. “It’s a great occasion.”
Rafael Nadal similarly dispatched Rainer Schuettler in three sets this Friday.
Nadal followed with a 6-1, 7-6 (3) 6-4 win over Rainer Schuettler, setting up a sixth Grand Slam final against Federer as he pursues his bid of becoming the first man to win the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year since Bjorn Borg in 1980.
Federer, who hasn’t dropped a set all tournament, never lost serve against Safin and showed again why he is considered one of the greatest grass-court players. Federer beat Safin for the ninth time in 11 matches.
Nadal, the four-time French Open champion, has lost to Federer in the last two Wimbledon finals but pushed him to five sets last year and looks more dangerous than ever on grass. (Looks like another similarity between the Williams showdown and Men’s singles)
“Right now, I know have on the other side of the net the best player of the world — Roger Federer — but I will try my best and we will see,” said Nadal. Nadal is on a 23-match winning streak.

“I feel I have to play very well if I want to have chances to win. I know he’s playing well, but I’m playing well, too.”
Nadal wasted four break points in the fifth set of last year’s final, coming as close as anyone to beating Federer at Wimbledon since 2002.
“Last year I was very close,” he said. “I hope on Sunday, same performance, a little bit better. If I have the chance, I hope to win this time.”
If Nadal takes this trophy home, it will give Nadal his fifth Grand Slam title and first outside the French Open.
“If I win here, probably one of the most important wins in my career,” he said. “If I win Sunday, my career is changing a little bit more.”
Roger Federer is one win away from a sixth consecutive Wimbledon title.
Federer’s worst defeat in a Grand Slam event was his 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 loss to Nadal in last month’s French Open final and with Nadal looking more and more comfortable on grass, Federer might not be a heavy favorite this year.
Nadal has a 11-6 career edge over Federer, but the Swiss star leads 5-2 on surfaces other than clay.
There had been pre-tournament suggestions that Federer was more vulnerable this year after failing to win a major title this season and losing in the lopsided final to Nadal in Paris. “Don’t write me off too quickly because this is my part of the season — Wimbledon, Olympic Games, U.S. Open,” Federer said.

Venus and Serena Williams will seek their 7th doubles title in Wimbledon. They have both won six Grand Slam doubles titles, and come Sunday, it will be showtime for another doubles title.
“I think the doubles really gets us really amped for the singles, and the next day we’re all tuned and ready to go,” Venus said.
Well let’s not forget the most anticipated showdown with the singles Wimbeldon Finals this Saturday. Supposedly, Mr Williams, Serena and Venus father refuses to watch them play in the finals and is flying back to the United States because he mentioned he gets very nervous during their opposing battles and cannot pick sides.
“I think that the opponent hasn’t gotten any easier,” Serena said on Friday. “It’s going to be a battle again. That’s just how it is.”
Said Venus, “We haven’t reached this achievement in a few years now. This is what we’re always aiming for, and it’s great that it happened.”
This is their 16th meeting, the seventh in the crucible of a Grand Slam final. Venus won their first meeting in a major, at the 2001 U.S Open, but Serena has won the past five. The matches have not featured anything approaching aesthetic tennis. They have been disjointed and devoid of emotion.
What a great weekend it’s about to become!
Federer or Nadal? Then Venus or Serena? Can the Wimbledon ratings get any greater?

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