The moment defending champion Novak Djokovic and World No. 1 Andy Murray were knocked out of the Australian Open, the hushed murmurs had begun. Could it be? Could we see, for the first time since 2011, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, the two greatest tennis players to ever grace the sport, compete against each other in a Grand Slam? As the literal luck of the draw would have it, they were drawn to meet in the final, but would have to win their matches first. There was the small matter that they were coming off of long layoffs and weren’t expected to outlast stronger, younger and more active opponents.

Everyone now knows how things unfolded – they dispatched those opponents to set up what everyone dubbed the ‘Fantasy Final’. It was like somehow Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali were back with Rumble In The Jungle II. So, why am I…
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