All eyes have been on Rafael Nadal ever since his 2008 upset victory at Wimbledon ended Roger Federer's record streak of five Wimbledon titles, and made Nadal the new title-holder. Many people, including me, considered this to be the greatest match in tennis history. Nadal continued his climb throughout 2008, ultimately ousting Federer from the 1st place ranking Roger had held for 4 consecutive years. Myself and many others thought that Federer might have already peaked, and that Nadal would most certainly replace him as tennis' new king.
But due to plaguing knee problems, 2009 has been a hard year for Nadal. He suffered his first ever loss at the French Open and even pulled out of Wimbledon this year -- giving way for Federer to win both titles. Looking forward to this year's US Open, Nadal now enters the competition as an underdog. He says he feels 100%, but still might not be playing his best tennis.
His home country, Spain, is also an underdog when it comes to wine. While Spain is the most widely planted wine producing nation, it is only the third largest producer of wine in the world. To be fair, it has some stiff competition: Italy and France. Yet in the past five years, Spanish wines have gained popularity- especially in the United States - largely due to the quality of wine you get for the price.
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