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10:58 UK time, Monday, 5 July 2010

A service highlighting the riches of the daily press.

So, Rafa Nadal takes his second Wimbledon title so effortlessly that he becomes the first player since Bjorn Borg to win the French and Wimbledon singles finals in straight sets.

And what does he see on front of the newspapers on Monday morning?

Some OTHER Wimbledon winners.

The names Liam Broady and Tom Farquharson are not yet inscribed in the pantheon of tennis greats.

But they're British which, for a nation desperate for sporting success, means the super Spaniard will have to make do with the back pages.

The Guardian and the Daily Mail put the Brits on their front pages, while the Telegraph, Express and the Times keep their sense of patriotism (and Tom and Liam) confined to the sports pages.

And what of Andy Murray, whose nationality seems to change according to his fortunes?

After the weekend's papers endlessly pored over the wreckage of his Wimbledon dream, he's neither Scot nor Brit, just forgotten.

It's a Murray-less Monday, which gives more space for the boys following in his footsteps.

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