Vamos Rafa!!

An open letter to Rafael Nadal.

Greetings Rafa,

First up, congratulations on winning the Wimbledon title! It truly was a great match !

Let me be honest with you. I don’t really like you. It is not like I dont like your style of tennis or something, but I somehow feel that you are way too arrogant on occassions. Honestly, after I saw you lose to Jo Wilfred Tsonga at the Australian Open, earlier this year, I thought that your game was too one-dimensional and that you would struggle on grass against Federer. I thought that you would win at Roland Garros but that it would not be a cakewalk like it has been for the last three years. But boy did you prove me wrong. You not only decimated Federer on clay, but by beating him on grass, you have now become only the second player after Bjorn Borg to have won on both clay and grass in the same year.

Fantastic!

I must admit that I wanted to see Federer win last night. I must admit that at the start of the tournament and even midway through the tournament, I , like many others, thought Federer was too strong on grass.

But you stunned everyone ! You made the genius look ordinary. You deserve to be the champion!

Thank you for showing me you full array of wonderful passing shots! Thank you for showing me the best tennis I have ever seen in the 11 years that I have watched this sport, especially that fourth-set tie breaker ! Thank you for adding more spice to what is already a legendary rivalry between you and Federer!

And oh ya, Forget the ATP rankings.  I think everyone, including Federer himself, knows who the world number 1 is at this moment.

Your fan!

Vivek Tulsidas