The men’s final match-up of tennis tournament Wimbledon 2007, featuring Swiss robot Roger Federer and plucky Spaniard challenger Rafael Nadal, drew a 10% increase in ratings compared to last year’s. (Seems NBC programmers have finally maximized the appeal of two athletic foreigners sweating and grunting at each other.) Though the typically stoic Federer won the duel, Nadal wins face time here for fist-pumping while wearing borderline capris. Our fingers are crossed that the trend stays on his side of the Atlantic.

Wimbledon’s men’s final ratings up 10 percent [Houston Chronicle]
Image [Gerry Penny / European Pressphoto Agency via New York Times]