Today's been a day to enjoy unique sporting moments. I wont get over the Usain Bolt's unprecedented and incredible win in the Olympic 100 metres final for a while. But, I was also following another sporting hero, as Roger Federer was chasing his dream of an Olympic gold medal. He lost the chance in the singles, losing in the quarter finals, and may see his nemesis, Rafael Nadal, take that medal just as he becomes the world's number one tennis player. Yet, playing in doubles with Stanislav Wawrinka, Federer defeated the top seeded Bryan brothers in the semi-finals and then won the final against a pair from Sweden, Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson 6-3, 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-4.Federer and Wawrinka have now won Switzerland's second Olympic tennis gold medal: Marc Rosset won the gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. The doubles win does not compensate for other defeats in singles tournaments or losing the number one ranking, but is another unique milestone in Federer's amazing tennis career, and a superb reward for his nation and his good friend Wawrinka, who has made a rapid rise in the ranks over the last 12 months.
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