July 6, 2008: The day Nadal triumphed over Federer in what many consider the greatest match in tennis history


On July 6, 2008, Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer at Wimbledon in a match widely remembered as one of the greatest in tennis history. The win completed Nadal’s rare Roland-Garros and Wimbledon double in the same year, something not done by a man since Bjorn Borg in 1980. It remains a landmark result in both Wimbledon and tennis history.

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