Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will end 2008 as No. 1 and No. 2 in the Tennis world rankings respectively after both lose their semifinal matches at the Madrid Masters.
The lost of Federer to Andy Murray has secured the No. 1 ranking for Rafael Nadal. Nadal makes history as the first Spanish tennis player to end the year as No. 1.
Andy Murray, meanwhile avenged his US Open final defeat at the hands of Federer to advance tin the finals of the Madrid Masters against Gilles Simon who beat Nadal. The two prevented another title match between the top two tennis players in the world today.
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer has already met four times in a final this year. None more memorable than Nadal's epic win at the Wimbledon final.
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer end 2008 as No. 1 & 2
Posted by doms | Sunday, October 19, 2008 | Tennis | 1 comments »
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