Wimbledon Final- Through a Rafa Fan's Eyes

The men's Wimbledon final will be a tough match to watch for Rafa fans. Regardless of who wins, Rafa will be put in a negative position. There's a lot at stake for not just Novak and Roger, but for Rafa too. His current standings will be decided by someone other than himself, that's not something we're used to.

If Djokovic wins, he will become number 1, forcing Rafa to be second best once again. They will still be very close in the rankings, which means Rafa could get back on top if he excels during the US hard court season. However, during the new hard court season Rafa will have to defend a lot of points. Last year he won in Cincinnati, Montreal and New York. To be in with a chance of keeping the number 1 ranking at the end of the year, Rafa will have to hold onto as many points as he can get. If Novak wins, it's going to be just that little bit harder to regain the top spot.

If Federer wins, his grand slam titles will rise to 18, 4 more than Rafa. Roger's Wimbledon titles will rise to 8, just one short of Rafa's 9 Roland Garros titles. This would make it harder for Rafa to equal (or beat) his grand slam record. However, Rafa is only 28, and has many more opportunities to do that. If Rafa wins at least 1 grand slam title a year (which is likely, regarding the French Open) he will equal Federer's record by the age of 32 (Roger's age).

There are a lot of statistics involved, and it's not ideal either way, but one of them has to win. As a Rafa fan, It's hard to decide which option we would prefer, so it's lucky we don't have to. Roger and Novak will do that for us.

If you could choose, who would you like to win Wimbledon 2014?