5 greatest Wimbledon men's singles finals of all time

#1 Rafael Nadal vs Roger Federer (2008)

The Championships - Wimbledon 2008 - Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal

The Wimbledon final of 2008 between top seed and 5-time defending champion Roger Federer and his great rival and second seed Rafael Nadal is probably the greatest ever tennis match of all time. Federer had beaten Nadal on previous two occasions in the Wimbledon final and Nadal was attempting to become the first man since Borg to win the double of French Open and WImbledon in the same year.

Tie-breaks, rain delays, championship points saved, break points saved -- the match had it all and it was pure theatre. Nadal took the first two sets 6-4 each and Federer was looking to serve out the third set at 5-4 when rain intervened.

After the rain delay, Federer eventually won the set 7-6. The 4th set saw Federer save championship points before taking it 7-6. A second rain delay brought out the covers again at close to 8pm. When they returned, the lights were starting to fade and the prospect of a Monday finish loomed large.

In the deciding set, Federer was two points away from a record 6th consecutive title before Nadal broke him in the 15th game of the set. Nadal served it out as he won the set 9-7, winning the first of his Grand Slam titles outside Paris. At 4 hours and 48 minutes, the match was the longest Wimbvledon men's singles final.