Ground Report

Nadal  the master of FernandoGonzalez of Chile by beating him in straight sets 6-3, 7-6 and 6-3 at Beijing Olympics. He had a stiff opponent in the form of Gonzalez, who notched up nine aces through the course of the game, but Nadal’s powerful forehands down the baseline were a treat to watch for hundreds who had gathered to watch the finals and Nadal didn’t disappoint any of them. It has been a great year for Nadal after he began on an auspicious note by winning his favourite French Open beating Roger Federer in the final. But the shot in the arm came from the Wimbledon victory when Nadal went on to beat his Swiss rival in a humdinger of a match stretching into five sets and two days. This was the first Wimbledon triumph for Nadal after having lost the last two consecutive finals in London to Roger Federer.