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 WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal long ago established themselves as the best of the best in men's tennis, far ahead of anyone else in the game these days. Then, firmly entrenched at No. 1 and No. 2, they began meeting regularly in tournament finals. Now they finally have produced the other element any great sports rivalry needs: a scintillating showdown on the biggest of stages.
Their five-set "thriller" of a Wimbledon final, as Federer put it Sunday after beating Nadal, left fans wanting more. Bring on the U.S. Open!
"We sometimes haven't lived up to the expectations in the past, in our matches in majors, especially," Federer acknowledged. "That was maybe a bit of a problem."
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