5 Final Thoughts from Wimbledon

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The Wimbledon finals no one predicted

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What a great Wimbledon. As usual the lawns of SW19 kept us riveted for two weeks. The Rafa injury scare, the Williams sisters' early exit and of course the hope that the top four men's seeds would be in the semi finals again.

The Men's Final- It was one of the most shocking things I have seen in sports in a long time. Not that Djokovic won, he has beaten Nadal enough times this year for that to be a surprise. But I never thought I would see Rafa Nadal outclassed on a tennis court. The tennis that Novak Djokovic played was simply sublime. No one has dominated Nadal as Novak did on Sunday. He did to Nadal what Nadal does to everyone else. Chasing down every ball he forced Rafa to play two extra shots a point. That is Nadal's thing, it's what makes Nadal so hard to beat. Well Rafa's patent on that skill expired and Djokovic executed like a man on a mission. Sure, in the third set we saw signs of the Rafa we know and love, but it was Djokovic's day. The new world number one is not going to give up his spot easily and not since Nadal came on to rival Roger has there been something as good as this for men's tennis.

Andy Murray- Sorry buddy but I don't think you are going to win a grand slam. The tennis world is lucky that Roger and Rafa let a third person in to their private kingdom. Djokovic grabbed the opportunity with two hands, you didn't. Don't fret, you will always be more popular than all three combined at Wimbledon.

Kvitova- Her body language in the final was that of a seasoned champion. Her game was even better. It seemed as if Sharapova, who is in good form, didn't have a shot. What was amazing about Kvitova was that through the match she showed no emotion. Even her celebration after her victory was relatively subdued for someone who just won Wimbledon. Her emotions are in full control, I definitely don't want her at my poker game. It was a pity to see Sharapova lose considering the effort she has taken to make a comeback but she wasn't in the match from very early on. Always great to see a new champion, especially such a humble one

Tomic- Talking about new players how about Bernard Tomic? For those of us who are looking for some new blood in the sport beyond the top three the kid got us excited. Of course he has 2-3 years before he makes his mark but to take a set from the number one player in the world when you are just 18 is a great sign. I just hope he doesn't disappear from the scene as many young promising stars have done in the past. For a traditional tennis champion producing country like Australia, they need him to be the next star of the game. They have been waiting for a while, Hewitt faded sometime back.

My Predictions- I picked Roger Federer and Serena Williams. Need I say more.

One last thought. For those Federer fans who are angry and upset he lost, don't be. He played great tennis, he was just outplayed. No one was beating Tsonga that day.

This post was first posted at GQ india http://www.gqindia.com/content/wimbledon-finals-no-one-predicted

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