The world’s number one tennis player, Roger Federer will look to win his fourth Wimbledon title in a row on Sunday. Federer has now won an amazing 47 consecutive matches on grass.
Trying to stop him will be Rafael Nadal, who just happens to be the world’s number 2 and who recently defeated Roger Federer on the clay courts of the French Open. You know, that other Grand Slam played in the summer months. A win for Nadal would mean taking a huge chunk out of Federer’s number one ranking lead and could push him past Roger with wins late in the year.
Federer on the other hand isn’t focusing on his rankings, or his rivalry with Nadal. Instead he is looking to become the best player ever. With this win Sunday at Wimbledon he would match the great Pete Sampras’ streak of four Wimbledon titles and cut into his legend as becoming the best tennis player ever. Also on Federer’s mind is Bjorn Borg’s Wimbledon streak record (and any Open for that matter) of 5 titles in a row.
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