Nadal Dominates in Madrid Open Finals

On Sunday, Rafael Nadal defeated Stanislas Wawrinka and won the Madrid Open. Spain native, Nadal, was able to beat Wawrinka by using a heavy topspin which kept Wawrinka far behind the baseline. Nadal returned only three months earlier due to a knee injury. However, his injury did not keep him from being successful in the sport of tennis. He has made it to seven consecutive finals and won five. This is Nadal's third Madrid title. Nadal's competitor, Wawrinka, has been in the shadow of Roger Federer, but has become a strong competitor. However, Wawrinka had a tough schedule and played in a match that ended after 1 a.m. the night before. Nadal was one of the critics that complained about the playing conditions of a blue clay court. However, after the organizers switched back to a regular clay surface, Nadal thanked them. He has won a total of 40 titles on regular clay surface courts.        

Chicago Bulls Defeat Miami Heat

The Miami Heat has the best record in the NBA with 66 wins and 16 loses. In fifth place are the Chicago Bulls with 45 wins and 37 loses. The Miami Heat's longest win streak was 27 games and their second longest was 12 games. Out of the last 44 games, the Heat have beat the bulls two out of four times and 39 out of 40 times against everyone else. So what do the Chicago Bulls have that make them able to defeat the Miami Heat during the latest play off game? Chicago's bull's coach, Tom Thibodeau, has a three-point defense which is a strong key against the Heat. Only about 16% of the Heat's points scored against the Bull's were three pointers. The Heat score the lowest amount of 3 pointers against the Bulls (4.9 average). Also, the Bulls do well on preventing the Heat from getting rebounds. Even with this loss however, the Heat still have more than a 72% chance of winning this series.