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THE NEW MEN'S CHAMPION - NOVAK DJOKOVIC It was not without any reason that I wrote in my previous post , as to whether the Men's game at Wimbledon will see a new Champion or not. Yes, I wanted Novak Djokovic to win the Wimbledon, at Nadal's cost.  The reasons were many.  Firstly, my favorite Federer is no longer there in contention, and this man, Novak is in his prime form of his life, playing the best tennis.  Secondly, Novak would make the first person from his country to win Wimbledon, and last but not the least, by winning, Novak was only trying to live his childhood dream. The Wimbledon finals had all the drama of an intense tennis match, with both players playing fantastically, and I think at the end, it was Djokovic's fitness and staying power that made the difference between the two.  While Nadal attacked all along, Djokovic was contented to restrict himself mostly on the base-line, and waited for his opponent to make mistakes. And Nadal did make mistakes....

THE 'PETRA'IFICATION OF MARIA SHARAPOVA Probably, if ever there was a Wimbledon Champion who went on to win the final with the least limelight on her, it was to be Petra Kvitova. This year the Championship was special..and indeed it saw a special champion... someone who was tipped to win...by none other than the great Martina Navaratilova (She was the first Czech woman to win the title).. yeah.. we never believed Martina, when she said about Petra being the dark horse... apart from being the dark horse, she also proved to be the Beautiful Swan of the Tournament. Yes, at the start of the tournament, we heard very little of the name of Petra Kvitova. Now it seems, we will hear this name more often...!!! All the while, we saw a resurgent Maria Sharapova (at 24 and in her 8th year, she is quite old in ladies tennis), progressing into the final with all the finesse, without losing a set, exhibiting some power tennis (very unlike her)...and here it was on the final, the ever smili...