RAFAEL NADAL PICTURED AT WIMBLEDON FINAL 2008

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A Moment Like This
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Nadal defeats Federer Wimbledon Final 2008 Highlights Part 1
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Nadal defeats Federer Wimbledon Final 2008 Highlights Part 2
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Santoro Captures Second Consecutive Newport Title July 13, 2008

Santoro tops Amritraj for second straight Hall of Fame title

(L-R) Finalist Prakash Amritraj, Vijay Amritraj, Chris Clouser,
2008 Champion Fabrice Santoro, Mark Stenning.

^{From the Associated Press}

NEWPORT, R.I. -- Second-seeded Fabrice Santoro captured his second straight Hall of Fame Tennis Championships title Sunday, beating Prakash Amritraj 6-3, 7-5 to become the second player since 1990 to win an ATP event after his 35th birthday.

In winning his sixth career title, the 35-year-old Santoro became the oldest player to win the tourney on the International Hall of Fame's grass courts. Andre Agassi won three events in 2005 when he was 35 years old.

Amritraj, the son for three-time Newport winner Vijay Amritraj and a wild-card entry, was the lowest ranked player to reach a Newport final. India's Davis Cup member entered the week 305th in the world.

Santoro, who earlier in the week said he was likely to be cutting back his tour play next year, won his 451st match, fourth among active players behind Roger Federer, Carlos Moya and Lleyton Hewitt.

"When you start a career at 16 years old, never, ever can you imagine you'll win a tournament 20 years later. I played my first French Open in 1989," Santoro said. "I have the same passion for the game as five, 10, 15 years ago, maybe more."

...Santoro collected $64,000 for the title and Amritraj earned $32,000.

Michael Chang inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame July 12, 2008
Michael Chang was presented for Induction by his brother Carl. Michael Chang's acceptance speech can be found by clicking the link.