Nadal V Federer

Sitting here enthralled with this match which is balanced on a knife edge, and currently stopped by rain, so rather than sit downstairs I am watching it on the corner of the computer. Nadal at one stage appeared to have it all tied up , however all credit to Federer he has fought back - so perhaps by the end of the blog we will have a result. William was on the phone from London when the rain started at Egham so we knew the match would be halted a few minutes later.

I see Borg sitting in the audience and his record may well be broken.

They said that the wee girl Robson who won the Junior Championship has been stood up by her partner for tonights Champions dinner - so if they have to put it off till tomorrow she might just get a new "click".

Headed in to town this morning after a restless night then going into a deep sleep and getting up late - so perhaps all these restless nights have been taking their toll. Graham slept from 8 p.m. till 8 a.m. so he is also being affected by all his long shifts.

The town is a nightmare with roadworks everywhere, and I feel that the City of Ediburgh Council are letting contractors run riot, just to penalise the motorist for voting against the proposed tolls which were knocked back eighteen months ago. Some of the road works at various junctions seem to be pretty minor, but are allowed to last for weeks and to comply with so called Health and Safety Regulations they have temporary lights up which cause even more chaos. The same contactors seem to be getting all the contracts and rather throw in a team to clear one job at a time they start several and just potter around them - time some kind of audit took place.

Currently just peeing with rain here.

So - on the way to Leith , I spotted the Statue of Robert Burns at the bottom of Constitution Street and stopped to get a couple of photos, there are four panel;s around the base of the stature all depicting parts of Burn's poems, and donated by various benefactors in the area, bearing in mind that the Port of Leith was separate from Edinburgh , a rich area and very much involved in world trading.

Walking back to the car, I saw this most beautifull frieze high up on the wall and realised that it was the site of the old Corn Exchange. The frieze is about 30 feet long and absolutely beautiful - it is very high up on the building so I would think that thousands of folks pass it every day without even realising it is there .

Tennis now into five hours.

Headed for the Ocean Terminal complex, some big ships in the harbour, and with the sea calm very picturesque - but the battery on the camera was running down - so perhaps next time .

Just a quick congratulation to Lewis Hamilton for winning the British Grand Prix, started off from the second row and managed to keep his head while the otheres skidded off in ther rain. It istime he got his finger out his B-- as he was doing much better last year.

Today , now twenty years ago since the Piper Alpha disaster, biggest oil rig disaster in history - we remember those who died and their families.

Just a wee bit peed off in Debenhams at Ocean terminal when I tried to get a back massage at Clarins, however, the therapist was "on her lunch" , and although she had no clients for the afternoon was too busy - apart from that, the girl I spoke to was the least enthusiastic assistant I have met at Clarins - which really annoyed me even more as I am a great believer in Clarins products and when the girls are sociable I usually end up buying one of their products. So next time it will be up at Frasers where my girls there are total gems.

We wanted to see the movie version of " Mama Mia" but it is not on till the 11th, so of we went to the Mercat Bar, for sunday roast, super, as I was bnot eating I had roat and mash atties + + a lovely dish of fresh strawberries .

Eventually - Sparky Mark came in to help me with a wee job in the bottom bar but after half an hour but was called away - so here I am now.

Currently needing a pee - but the tennis is so exciting "" ?? will I wet myself?

9.05 p.m. Currently longest match final!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Had a pee at change of ends - feeling better now and can see clearer - this is so exciting!

Listening to this on Five live with the BBC rather than the TV and the commentary is much better than the TV.

9.07 v 7 final set.

9.10 Nadal serving for the match having broken the last serve 4hrs 41 min.

It is getting so dark at the court it is difficult for both players.

4hrs 45 mis - championship point. - saved.

Nadal - championship point.

9.17. p.m. Nadal has won- longest Wimbledon game in history - what a year for Spain, having also won the EUFA Cup in football.

So if you wan t to see this young man he will be fishing off shore in Mjorca next week - so MrBorg can breath a relief that his record is still safe till next year.

For a young champion , Andy Murray now has a brilliant example to follow.

Nadfal has now won the trio, never done before.

So much for this evening - it has kept my mind off the events with the NHS at Roodlands, Haddington, which I am about to undergo tomorrow - which will hopefully find out why I have been so ill since last November.