After 11 years, Federer and Nadal renew Wimbledon rivalry


  • Tennis
  • Thursday, 11 Jul 2019

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, Wimbledon, England - 6/7/08 Switzerland's Roger Federer and Spain's Rafael Nadal at the Men's Singles Final Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Jason O'Brien/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - It has been a long wait but the most captivating modern rivalry in men's tennis returns to the scene of its most dramatic episode on Friday when Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal meet for a place in the Wimbledon final.

Much has changed since that epic Sunday night in 2008 when, as the last strands of daylight ebbed away, Nadal dethroned the king of Centre Court in a rain-hit final that will forever be part of Wimbledon folklore.

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