Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer play a match for the ages at Wimbledon...

OMG! For tennis fans, today's men's final at Wimbledon between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will go down as the best in history. There is no debate. It was the best -ever. Rafael edged Roger in the end by a score of 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7. It was amazing. Just amazing. So much drama, such high quality of play, total passion and commitment to winning by both players. There was a point, at 7-7 in the fifth set, where I thought no one would ever emerge as the winner - nor should they. Both deserved the title.
For Roger, it is the end of a historic 65-match winning streak on grass and his first loss at Wimbledon since 2002. He had win five titles in a row - the last two over Nadal. Rafael now has to be considered the best player in the world this year although I'm not sure if the tennis rankings will officially reflect that just yet.

I hope this match - the longest men's final in the history of this tournament - brought new fans to this sport that I have loved for so long.

Between today's final and Venus Williams' win yesterday, it was a Wimbledon for the ages. I was staying at my dad's house in Huntington Beach and we got up at 6 a.m. to watch. Counting two rain delays, the match was not over until 1:30 pacific time. My phone was ringing off the hook with calls from friends everywhere from India to Indiana. It was so exciting ... and draining!

Nadal now has a Wimbledon title to go along with his four French Open crowns. He is the first player since Bjorn Borg in 1980 to pull of the difficult feat of winning in Paris on red clay then triumphing on the green grass of Wimbledon. More impressive than his play was the class he showed toward Federer after their epic match. These two guys are the definition of good sportsmanship.