Nadal Wins Gold Medal
Posted on Aug 17, 2008 11:11 am
Rafael Nadal will enter the U.S. Open with another major title under his belt.
Nadal won the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics Sunday with a 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 victory over Fernando Gonzalez of Chile.
Nadal, who took over the No. 1 world ranking from Roger Federer this week, has enjoyed a glorious summer in which he won his fourth straight French Open crown and captured his first Wimbledon with a stunning five-set victory over Federer that many are calling the best match in the history of tennis.
Federer won the gold in doubles but has not won a Grand Slam event since last year’s U.S. Open.
Venus and Serena Williams won the gold in women’s doubles.

Adam Zagoria covers the New York Knicks and Big East football and basketball for SNY.tv and NBA.com.


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