The Spanish armada of sports success continued Sunday, July 6 as Rafal Nadal captured his first Wimbledon men's tennis title by defeating five-time defending champion Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-7 (8-10), 9-7. Nadal became the first Spaniard to capture the title since 1966. (www.wimbledon.org)
The armada was first spotted on May 11 as Sergio Garcia won his first major championship at the Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach on America's First Coast (www.visitoldcity.com;
http://www.pgatour.com/2008/tournaments/r011/05/11/tj_recap/index.html).
On June 8, Nadal the world's number two tennis player continued the Spanish success by capturing his fourth consecutive French Open title by soundly defeating the world number one player Roger Federer, 6-1, 6-3, 6-0. (www.frenchopen.org)
Vienna, Austria on June 29 provided the locale for scintilating Spanish success as the Spanish national soccer team captured the European Championship, it's first major title since 1964. Spain's midfielder Xavi Hernandez was named player of the tournament. (www.uefa.org)
Monday, July 7, 2008
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