2 July 2009 10:39 AM, PDT | Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news »
With Rafael Nadal out of Wimbledon due to knee problems, it seemed the tournament might be devoid of the epic tension it had last year. Yet, on the eve of the men's semi-final, it seems the drama quotient has been filled by three men, whose time has all come—in one way or another—to claim victory here. As everyone probably knows by now, it's been 73 years since Great Britain has seen one of its own take home the crown. Should Andy Murray make it to the final on Sunday, the Queen will make her first appearance at Wimbledon since 1977, when Virginia Wade won the women's single trophy. Though I myself fail to see his personal charm (seems to me this guy mumbles a lot and could use a little grooming), this is, as they say in England, massive. Murray has beaten Federer (who is on the other side of »
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