The big ol' former lineman flipped open his cellphone, read a text message and turned to me. "Hey Aaron," former Hokies long-snapper Scott King said. "What happened in the tennis match today? They're saying it's one of the best ever." This occurred Sunday afternoon at Shawsville Middle School. In the dugout. During a baseball game. That Scott and I were playing in. Tennis! I cracked open the paper Monday. Tennis, front and center. I turned on ESPN radio Monday morning on may way to work. Tennis talk. My assistant sports editor sauntered into the office. "See that tennis?" Our metro columnist -- tennis. Our copy editors -- tennis. All were entranced by Rafael Nadal's five-set victory over Roger Federer on Sunday in the Wimbledon finals. Many of them watched the whole thing -- all four hours, 48 minutes of it, not including...
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