WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS

Look how ecstatic and dapper Rafa Cakes looks at the Champions Ball last night in London.

The Spaniard won his 2nd Wimbledon title.

We are more than likely replacing Rafa with that Novak person we've been disillusioned/swindled/cheated/duped by for the past 6 years!!!

How it all went down yesterday, via USAToday:

Rafael Nadal, who sat supine on a sofa for the Wimbledon final in 2009, picked up where he left off two years ago by collecting his second title Sunday.
Top-ranked Nadal dominated big-hitting Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 in just 2 hours, 13 minutes to reinforce his current status as the No. 1 player in the game. It was Nadal's eighth major and second in a row after winning Roland Garros.

After the final point was secured, Nadal collapsed on his back on the turf at the baseline and covered his face with his hands. After congratulating Berdych, Nadal leaped out of his chair and did a front somersault on the grass, rising to his feet with both fists clenched.

Just 24, Nadal joins some elite company. He is now tied with Andre Agassi, Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, Fred Perry and Ken Rosewall in Grand Slam titles.

"It was probably one of the toughest moments in my career," Nadal said after accepting the winner's trophy Sunday from the Duke of Kent. "A win here was always my dream. I did it two years ago."

Nadal has now won 14 consecutive matches at the All England Club and "defended" the title he won in his last appearance here two years ago.

"It was amazing for me after a difficult year last year that I can be here," he said.

A year ago, Nadal could not defend his All-England Club crown due to tendinitis in his knees. Instead, he watched the final between Roger Federer and Andy Roddick from his couch back in Mallorca.

Since returning to clay in mid-April, the Spaniard has been on a tear, going 31-1 and regaining the top ranking from Federer. He is 8-2 in major finals overall and 5-0 in his last five.

It's the second time Nadal has won the French Open and Wimbledon back-to-back.

Nadal posed with the trophy in the clubhouse next to the green board with his name already etched as the 2010 winner. He cradled the trophy under his left arm as he signed autographs outside the members' entrance, where hundreds of fans gathered to see him.

Nadal is the first Spanish man to win Wimbledon twice. Manolo Santana took the title in 1966.

"For the Spanish players for the last 40 years it was very difficult to play here," Nadal said. "We are doing better right now. We are very satisfied for that."

Berdych was playing in his first Grand Slam final and was the first Czech to reach the Wimbledon final since Ivan Lendl in 1987. He had beaten top-seeded Federer and No. 3 Novak Djokovic en route to the final, but couldn't find a way to take out the second-seeded Nadal as well.

Nadal won all the big points against the 24-year-old Czech, who failed to convert any of his four break points.

"He was strong," Berdych said. "I think the biggest difference between us was that when he got a chance, he just took it. He gave me one (break point) in the second set, one in the third set, and none of them I can bring to my side and just make a break. That just shows how strong he is."

Later Sunday, Berdych pulled out of the Czech Republic's Davis Cup quarterfinal against Chile, which starts July 9, citing an abdominal muscle injury. He did not mention any injury during his post-match Wimbledon news conference and showed no sign of injury during the match.

It was typical grass-court Wimbledon tennis, with play dominated by serves and only a few break points here and there making the difference. Nadal lost only 24 points on serve.

Nadal played his usual grinding baseline game featuring whippet forehands. Yet it wasn't a vintage performance from Nadal, who had 21 unforced errors compared to 17 for Berdych. Nadal had 29 winners, two more than the Czech.

Nadal broke twice in the first set, dropping only four points in his own four service games. Nadal won five games in a row from 3-2 down in the first set to go up 1-0 in the second.

Berdych's chances may have evaporated in the first game of the second set, when he failed to convert on three break points. In a game that lasted about 10 minutes, Nadal overcame two double faults and four forehand errors.

Berdych will rue his chance on the second break point, when Nadal hit a relatively weak approach shot and the Czech had plenty of time to line up a forehand passing shot but slapped the ball into the net.

Nadal broke Berdych at love in the 12th game to go up two sets to love. Nadal saved another break point at 1-1 in the third set, then broke Berdych again in the last game to close out the match.

SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL:

This is how U do it....

Rafa after his victorious 3-set seize!!