Bob's Blog - Live from Lewisville

Here is the year-by-year, major-by-major rundown since Federer began winning majors in 2003. Here is how he got to 16:

Year	Australian	French	Wimbledon	US Open
2003	Agassi	Ferrero	Federer	Roddick
2004	Federer	Gaudio	Federer	Federer
2005	Safin	Nadal	Federer	Federer
2006	Federer	Nadal	Federer	Federer
2007	Federer	Nadal	Federer	Federer
2008	Djokovic	Nadal	Nadal	Federer
2009	Nadal	Federer	Federer	Del Potro
2010	Federer	-	-	-

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I am not sure where a compilation of this weekend's events could possibly start if not in southern London, where yesterday we had more fabulous sport theater at Center Court where the Gentlemen's Final gave us absolute, positive pure gold.

I know many of us avoid tennis 99% of the time. But, I hope you make an exception for the majors -especially Wimbledon and the US Open. If you do, it seems that like golf, if you give yourself to the final day at most majors, it will deliver to you wonderful drama. To watch Roger Federer and Andy Roddick duel yesterday was as wonderful as watching Federer and Rafa Nadal go at it one year ago. And make no mistake, last year was unbelieveable.

There is plenty more to discuss in the world of sport (Oh, yes), but the lead is given to a tennis match that reminds us how much fun a summer can be with the constant parade of golf, tennis, soccer, racing, and other events that supplement baseball during our long weight until Labor Day when the brilliant run of football begins once again.

I am certainly a man with a wandering sports mind, and during the sports year that sends me in all sorts of directions. One effect is that I end up watching certain events in sports that I don't know much about, but I have built it into my annual calendar. Such is the case in tennis, with the French Open Men's Final, the Wimbledon Final, and generally a few nights of US Open tennis the week before Labor Day.

I don't know tennis. I enjoy it, but I cannot name 5 men's players, I bet. It is enjoyable, but because of sports clutter, there just isn't a time where I can dedicate 2 weeks to a major, and therefore I swoop in for a few championship finals.

Which brings us to what happened this weekend. Roger Federer won his 14th major, and his first ever French Open. This completed his career grand slam, an accomplishment that only Andre Agassi had since the 1960's. Consider all of the amazing players of the last 40 years to not close that deal.