saint0917
April 3rd, 2009, 06:54 AM
4/3/2005:
Roger Federer of Switzerland wins his 18th consecutive final-round match, overcoming a two-set deficit to beat 18-year-old Spanish sensation Rafael Nadal in five sets at the Nasdaq 100 Open in Key Biscayne, Florida. Federer climbs out of a 3-5 hole in the third-set tiebreaker by winning four straight points and runs out the match from there. In subsequent meetings, especially on clay, Nadal will clearly establish himself as Federer’s staunchest rival.
B I R T H D A Y S
Bernie Parent b. 1945
Pervis Ellison b. 1967
Rodney Hampton b. 1969
Picabo Street b. 1971
Michael Olowokandi b. 1975
Roger Federer of Switzerland wins his 18th consecutive final-round match, overcoming a two-set deficit to beat 18-year-old Spanish sensation Rafael Nadal in five sets at the Nasdaq 100 Open in Key Biscayne, Florida. Federer climbs out of a 3-5 hole in the third-set tiebreaker by winning four straight points and runs out the match from there. In subsequent meetings, especially on clay, Nadal will clearly establish himself as Federer’s staunchest rival.
B I R T H D A Y S
Bernie Parent b. 1945
Pervis Ellison b. 1967
Rodney Hampton b. 1969
Picabo Street b. 1971
Michael Olowokandi b. 1975