Sorry but I have to disagree with the comment that it was Nadal's game that won out over Federer. What won the day was brute power. Just compare Nadal's upper body to Federer's. Combine that with the newer racquets and there's your answer. No wonder there are no serve and volleyers left!

Rob Ormsby, Toronto , Canada

How premature, Mr. Cheese, the best ever will bounce back.

Kees van de Wiel, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Remember? told you Federer has had his day.

ian cheese, london, uk

The Final , was the best I have ever seen . It brought a new runner to the front for many more finals to come . hard luch Federer . but well don Mr Nadal . performance of a lifetime .

rita pardoe , liverpool ,

The Final , was the best I have ever seen . It brought a new runner to the front for many more finals to come . hard luck Federer . but well done Mr Nadal . performance of a lifetime .

rita pardoe , liverpool ,

so well put simon, ther was a final that will be put in the tennis history books. I believe that a match like that ther are no losers. five sets of mastering a sport. your article in tennis are fabulous. they fit so well at wimbledon.

Honey starr, old westbury, new york

you could call Nadal's game whatever you want to call it but whatever it was it won him wimbledon and 4 FO titles.To me it is a far more enjoyable game than any other I have ever seen the way he plays deep and makes his opponent move from side to side until they cant anymore then he sends the winner

May, Brooklyn, USA

Its beyond descrip. to elloq. articulate on what we have witnessed. The world observed the magic produced by these 2 epic amb. of this great game, but most of all, we all deeply cherish the unique blend of immense humbleness and greatness that profiles the attitude of each of these two tennis Gods.

Eduardo Capmany, Guatemala, Guatemala

Don't u think u've overlooked the chink in Roger's armour-consistency.Admittedly he strikes the yellow ball in the most imperious fashion than any other player in the tour, when he's at his best. Nor did we find the 'hunger' in his part of the court Sunday nite. Are 12GS 2 blame,or age catching up?

S.A. Najeeb, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

The vultures of the press have been circling round Federer for over a year. No wonder it got to him that they had the nerve to say he'd never be the greatest of all (though that's meaningless) unless he won the French. He's still the greatest - a far more beautiful game than Nadal's slug fest.

Eleanor, London, UK

Bless you Rafa and Roger, you have restored my faith in mankind.

Well done to those two Gods. Like legend of the past, Ulysses would be proud of them. Who said sport was dead. The greatest contest of the 21st century. In the next 92 years they will be hard put to beat it.

Brendan, Warrnambool, Australia

Kudos that you do nail down the most significant factor impacting Federer's loss at FO and WO, Mr. Barnes. To go up from here, there's only one way for Fed: get rid of this self-imposed burden! Just enjoy playing beautiful tennis, and let history unfold on its own. Easy to say than to do :-)).

James, Dallas, USA

Excellent article but I have to disagree when you say the first half were righter - Federer was every bit as brilliant this Wimbledon as he was in the previous five. The difference is that Nadal's game has improved astronomically on grass whilst Federer's has plateaued out.

Gurmeet Johal, Luton.

Gurmeet, Luton, England

How pathetically inadequate is Andy Murray's flaunted bicep now? So much more needed to scale Nadal's and Federer's heights, and no bicep in sight for the latter. Try pulling up your sleeve after that, Pandy.

Mervin Spencer, Hong Kong,

mr simon barnes-a genious,
a wordsmith genious!

waseem naqvi, london,

A great writer, this S. Barnes...
As for Nadal v The Fed --- it is a privilege to be inspired by such genius.

Pinu, New York, USA

Great match !! Nice Article !! ..Thanks !!!

Kannappan, Bangalore, India