Nadal poised to topple Federer

stands on the verge of becoming the best player in the world, even if Monday's rankings showed that he was still number two. - Nadal, Venus at Champions Dinner Regardless of the computer reading, Nadal stamped his supremacy over Roger Federer when he ended his Swiss rival's five-year Wimbledon reign on Sunday in a heart-stopping five-set thriller. In addition to snatching the All England [Images] Club crown, the Spaniard also snapped Federer's record streak of 65 wins on grass. "Whoever wins the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year for me is the number one in the world," said three-times champion Boris Becker. "The computer just didn't get it yet." Lest anyone should doubt just how difficult it is to achieve the French Open-Wimbledon double in the same year, Nadal became the first man to pull off the feat since Bjorn... [read full story]                    

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