NY Times Editorial  :

This week, tennis players around the world are standing on the singles court — 78 feet long and 27 feet wide — and thinking one thought: Can this possibly be the same size as the court in Sunday’s Wimbledon match between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal?

IHT: Federer vs. Nadal: A great rivalry  :

They are locked into what is becoming one of the great rivalries of sport, linked through their prowess with a tennis racket. But otherwise, forget it. In taste, style and appearance, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are about as similar as a wedge of Emmenthal and a slice of mozzarella.

Brash: Change the Game  :

Forget the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees—that's so 2004. The Yankees haven’t come close to the BoSox in a long time. 

 Ditto the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Redskins—they haven't seen a Super Bowl since Bill & Hillary were in the White House. Tiger and Mickelson? Um, not so much. Olympic icon Michael Phelps and anyone? Nope. OK, so the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers dusted off their storied rivalry this year but it has been a long time coming.

Denver Post  :

Roger Federer can grab a share of tennis history with a win over Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final on Sunday, when the two best players in men's tennis will reach a milestone just by walking onto the court at Rod Laver Arena.

Bleacher Report  :

We've reached the final of the 2009 Australian Open Men's Tennis Championship, and we're set to witness yet another battle of the tennis titans as World No. 1 Rafael Nadal meets World No. 2 Roger Federer for the seventh time in a Grand Slam final