It's great to be a Jamaican or a Spaniard these days, isn't it?

The Jamaicans took all the medals in the women's 100m dash final and Bolt smashed the world record for the men's event with room to spare.

Spain has won the Euro Cup, the Tour de France, and Wimbledon this year.

Now Nadal is in his first day as world #1, and undoubtedly in great spirits...but being the modest, unpretentious guy he is, he won't let it get to his head. I like how he downplays his success and always shows deference to Federer (though not to the extent that he would be willing to give up his dignity, of course) even though he has proven time and again that as least as far as their rivalry is concerned, he is the superior of the two. That's the attitude of a champion.

I'm hoping for more epic Nadal vs. Federer showdowns in the future because it's always a thrill to watch them play each other, especially when the stakes are high (even though I'm sometimes too chicken to watch). I still want to see FedEx beat Sampras' record, even if he never quite reaches the heights of the past 5 years. All he needs is to practice more often, perhaps bulk up a little, and reduce the no. of commitments to anything other than tennis.

Am I the only tennis fan on earth who likes both of them equally?

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Poor Liu Xiang...to miss the marquee event because of an injury has to make him feel absolutely awful. So many millions of fans were counting on his reaching the medal stand to make China proud.