Beijing 2008 Olympic Tennis Men's Singles Gold Medal Match
By winning the Olympic tennis gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, Rafael Nadal cemented his place in tennis history by winning gold in his first try. In the calendar year preceding the 2008 Olympics, there was a shift at the hierarchy of men's tennis as Rafael Nadal displaced Roger Federer as the world number one, after Federer's record 237-week consecutive stay at the top of the rankings.