So Sunday was a relatively decent sports day.  I woke up and watched my DVR’d copy of the Nadal/Federer final.  Then watched the Bruins destroy the Canadiens, and capped it all off with what turned out to be one of the more exciting Super Bowls I’ve seen (and only had to endure one reference to David Tyree and last year’s Giants)! The Super Bowl was interesting because the two halves were like the two Australian Finals.  The first half was similar to the Womens, in which Serena destroyed a completely overwhelmed Dinara Safina; the second half was more reminiscent of yet another classic Federer vs. Nadal Grand Slam Final.

The five set win for Nada, who has now won 6 major titles (defeating Federer in 5 finals) was not quite as epic as the 2008 Wimbledon final, but it still served as a reminder that despite the success of Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, the Mens tennis game is really only about The Swiss and The Spaniard.  Before I get to links, it should be noted that while Nadal still has less than half the major titles that Federer has, he has now won on all three surfaces, something which Federer (like Sampras before him) was not able to accomplish.

Probably the best article on tennis I’ve read in awhile, courtesy of a new ESPN Page 2 writer.

More Nadal/Federer.

Bonnie Ford’s Australian Open Review.

Nadal chimes in on the most absurd ‘controversy‘ in sports.

Tennis Week offers some advice to Roger Federer.

Serena unstoppable down under.

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