Wimbledon 2008.

Some sensational matches, this Wimbledon. Some absolutely unbelievable plays by some absolutely unbelievable players.

The hilight for me was certainly the men's singles final. During the tiebreak of the third set, I was so sure that I was about to witness the downfall of a champion. Yes, all winning streaks will come to an end, but in straight sets? It was a horrifying thought. Fortunately, I was wrong, and Federer took both the third and fourth sets in the tiebreaks.

Massive respect goes out to Nadal - fighting back after losing many opportunities to break, 3 or 4 matchpoints, and from coming back in the fifth after being two sets up initally. Massive respect for Federer too - certainly not a good day for him; it was probably his serves that saved him from a greater loss. But the ability to remain calm, and saving himself from so many potential disasters - amazing. Perhaps one of my greatest admiration of the two players were the humility they displayed throughout. Great sportsmanship.

Another hilight of the tournament - the reappearance of Safin. Ohmanohboy is he my all-time favourite player. Making it through to the semi-finals was totally unexpected, since the draw put him in a second-round clash with Djokovic. Bonus points for Safin for knocking out the knocking out that arrogrant lil' guy.

Another pretty cool thing was Zheng Jie, a 25 year-old from China, ranked 133 in the world, made it to the semi-finals. The loss to Serena Williams, although only a two-set loss, was still pretty close in my opinion. Certainly a great effort.

I always get some post-open withdrawal symptoms after Wimbledon and the Australian Open. Hmm... until next year then.