Federer, who lost to Nadal in the 2007 French Open final less than a month ago, equalled Swede Bjorn Borg 's record of five straight Wimbledon titles. Borg was men singles champions at the All England Club between 1976 and 1980. Borg attended the match and met with Federer afterwards to offer his congratulations. The fourth set was entirely different again. Nadal charged out to a 4-0 lead, aided by the assistance of the Hawkeye appeals system. Federer, who has been an outspoken critic of the technology, snapped at the end of the third game after a Nadal ball was called 'out' but overturned after Hawkeye revealed that 2 mm of the ball had touched the back of the line. "How in the world was that ball in? ... Look at the score now. This system is killing me," he said in the direction of the umpire. Nadal went on to win the set 6-2 with no further breaks of serve.
Federer, who lost to Nadal in the final less than a month ago, equalled Swede 's record of five straight Wimbledon titles. Borg was men singles champions at the between 1976 and 1980. Borg attended the match and met with Federer afterwards to offer his congratulations. The fourth set was entirely different again. Nadal charged out to a 4-0 lead, aided by the assistance of the appeals system. Federer, who has been an outspoken critic of the technology, snapped at the end of the third game after a Nadal ball was called 'out' but overturned after Hawkeye revealed that 2 mm of the ball had touched the back of the line. "How in the world was that ball in? ... Look at the score now. This system is killing me," he said in the direction of the umpire. Nadal went on to win the set 6-2 with no further breaks of serve.
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