Sunday, August 17, 2008

RAFEAL NADAL & ROGER FEDERER WIN TWICE AT OLYMPICS

There are two Dons in Tennis, as we all knew about them.They are ROGER FEDERER and RAFEAL NADAL. Now both the fabulous players are in Beijing.They won twice at Olympics.

Rafeal Nadal took the court at 10:30 a.m. and hit his final shot more than 11 hours later. Roger Federer's first day of Olympic tennis was slightly shorter but just as successful.

The two rivals, both bidding to become Olympic medalists for the first time, were winners in singles and doubles in the opening round Monday.

Playing the first match on center court, Nadal overcame numerous missed chances by sweeping the final four games to beat Potito Starace of Italy 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.

The top-seeded Federer made his entrance less than an hour later. He beat Dmitry Tursunov 6-4, 6-2, then received congratulations from one of the spectators, U.S. basketball star LeBron James.

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