The King has been vanquished. Long live the King. Spain's Rafael Nadal, with Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia in attendance from his homeland, won a stirring five-set 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8 ...

Federer vs. Nadal. July 5, 2008. Rafael Nadal has beaten Roger Federer, his opponent in today's Wimbledon final, in 11 of their 17 meetings.

They played each other 40 times, Nadal winning 24-16, including the 2008 Wimbledon final that ended Federer’s five-title streak and fully signalled how the Spaniard could do damage to the Swiss.