Sports Thread #2 for 10/20/08- Tennis Thread: Nadal is No.1 for 2008; Venus Wins In Zurich's Final Tournament; Murray Masterful in Madrid

(Photo from BBC.com)Andy Murray celebrates another massive Master Series title.

First ever sports thread dedicated to tennis, so let's get right to it.

Rafael Nadal will be number one at year's end thanks to Andy Murray knocking off Roger Federer at the Madrid Masters semifinals, the victory before the Brit won his second Masters-Series title of the year by handling the game Frenchman Giles Simon in the final in straights.

While in Zurich, Venus Williams won that tournament's last ever title. The 5 time Wimbledon champion starved off a terrific performance from Ana Ivanovic in the semifinal (who finally played well for a change), and defeated Flavia Pennetta of Italy in straights. In one game, Venus hits four aces in a row, the first time she has ever done that, and she obviously was thrilled with that display of sheer brilliance. Here is the video:

And here's the trophy celebration:

Holla at ya tomorrow, peace.