The End of the Beginning

No reason crying over spilled milk, or in this case the end of the French Open. Instead, as tennis fans we have much to cheer about; there are two new French Open Champions: Svetlana Kuznetsova and Roger Federer and we have Wimbledon to look forward to. Think of it this way, it isn't the beginning of the end, it is the end of the beginning.

So Roger Federer finally won the French Open, we all knew he was great but now he has the statistics to prove it. He has become one of few players to win all four grand slams and is tied with Pete Sampras for 14 career grand slam titles.

However, Federer doesn't have too much time to celebrate, with Wimbledon right around the corner, fourteen days to be exact. Although Wimbledon is usually Federer's strongest tournament and in the past he has almost been guaranteed the title, he is not the defending Champion. Instead Federer's long time rival, Rafael Nadal, who is battling tendinitis in his knee is.

With Nadal complaining about knee problems and Federer finally winning the one tournament he has never won, Wimbledon could become a very exciting stage for Men's Tennis. Many questions arise; will Nadal be healthy enough to even play? Will Federer be too mentally exhausted from his win in France (he recently pulled out of the Gerry Weber Open, which he uses as a warm-up for Wimbledon) to make a run for the title? And don't forget about Murray who will have the home court advantage and made a nice run at Wimbledon last year with the help of his fans.

I am excited for what is going to play out on Center Court, it should be an exciting stage to see how everything unfolds.