Toppled

Congratulations to Rafael Nadal who has ended the 5-year winning streak of Roger Federer to win this year Wimbledon Title. In a truly magnificent encounter Nadal proved just to strong for the world number one, who looks now like relinquishing his world ranking after 231 weeks at the top.

For Nadal it can only get better, after becoming the first person to win the French open, Queens and Wimbledon all in succession the sky is the limit for the Spaniard. Knowing him he will be pushing himself to succeed at the US open where he has yet to really shine in his career to date. But there is plenty of time for that.

For Federer how he recovers from this will be important not just for his own mental stability but for his career. Players who hit a defeat like his after a period of dominance usually fade away after a few years and aren't the same player. I expect that within 2-3 years Federer to have retired from tennis altogether. Whether he will break Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slams is yet to be see, as i said we will get a better idea of his progress and recovery at the US Open.

Nadal showed today how the tables have turned at the top of the men's game. Federer has to play the best tennis he's played maybe ever to keep up with Nadal and still that wasn't good enough. He is sure to dominate the game for as long as Federer dominated it.

The Swiss will rue the fact that he has never won a French Open and after his performances today and in the previous 3 finals it doesn't look like he will. That title could well be the difference between him being named the best player of all time, or one of the best. Beating Sampras' record will also contribute to as it has been his goal for some years now.

But the future is Nadal for now, and his quest to see whether he can stop Federer's dominance in America a go onto become the only the second men's player to hold all four grand slam at once, why not? The sky's the limit for this little master