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...genius of this piece is that Wallace makes no pretense of covering the tennis star as a personality or phenomenon - "Journalistically speaking, there is no hot news to offer you about Roger Federer" - even though he is a witness to the famous 2006 Federer-Nadal final at Wimbledon. Instead, Wallace, who played competitive tennis in his teens, tries to explain why the experience of watching one intelligent but fairly dull man hit a ball is among the more beautiful things a person can see. One of the best magazine stories of the past decade, and the best piece of sports...
...RAFAEL NADAL reneges on threatened image makeover. Capri-pants industry breathes sigh of relief...
...etiquette is still getting there, tennis fever has officially arrived. Stars like Spain's Rafael Nadal and Switzerland's Roger Federer - both big sports celebrities in China -received enthusiastic ovations from the crowds at the Opening Ceremony. Instead of holing up in a luxury hotel, Nadal is staying at the Olympic Village, fielding dozens of requests from other athletes to have their pictures taken with him. And the Chinese tennis players are meriting their share of attention at home, too. Zheng, who could stroll the streets of the capital unrecognized a couple years ago, now requires a bodyguard...
...momentum through Beijing? Secretary of state for sports Jaime Lissavetzky told a press conference he considers the recent success "a good omen for the Olympics." Certainly Spain will be among the favorites in basketball and tennis. "Rafael will pay a price for so many recent tournaments," says Toni Nadal. "But the Olympics brings the best players, and their high level of play brings out the best...
...athlete will tell you, winning begets winning. "When my brother Miguel Ángel, the soccer player, won with Barcelona," says Toni Nadal, "he was suddenly a star from a very small town, Manacor. We had no champions. But since then, Manacor has produced several champions. In sports, when those around you win more, you start to believe in yourself, that you can win too. That's what happened with Rafael - he's had success because he has the mental attitude of a winner...