 
Roger Federer became tennis' greatest men's champion, watched by a
legion of champions, as he beat Andy Roddick 5-7 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-5) 3-6
16-14 in four hours and 16 minutes to claim his sixth Wimbledon crown.
It was also a record 15th Grand Slam title for the Swiss master,
overhauling the total of Pete Sampras who was in the Royal Box along
with fellow legends Bjorn Borg and Rod Laver. It was a truly momentous
climax to the 2009 Championships as the 27-year-old Swiss became the
most successful man in the sport.
Sampras, previous holder of that title, had been an unannounced
surprise visitor to Wimbledon - where he has not been seen since 2002.
Federer's glorious 15
2003
(1) Becomes 1st Swiss to win a Grand Slam title after beating
MarkPhilippoussis - 7-6,6-2, 7-6 in the Wimbledon final.
2004
(2) Wins Australian Open by defeating Rassian Marat Safin 7-6,6-4, 6-2.
(3) Retains Wimblendon title - American Andy Roddick 4-6, 7-5,7-6, 6-4.
(4) Wins US Open Final - Australian Lleyton Hewitt 6-0, 7-6, 6-0.
2005
(5) Wimbledon triumph - Andy Roddick 6-2, 7-6, 6-4.
(6) US Open title - Andre Agassi 6-3, 2-6, 7-6, 6-1.
2006
(7) Australian Open Final - Defeats Cyperiot Marcos Baghdatis 5-7,7-5,
6-0, 6-2.
(8) Wimbledon - defeats Nadal 6-0, 7-6, 6-7, 6-3.
(9) US Open - defeats Downs Roddick 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.
2007
(10) Australian Open - Fernando Gonzalez 7-6, 6-4, 6-4.
(11) Becomes only the second sportsman in professional tennis, after
Bjorn Borg, to win five in a row at Wimbledon 7-6, 4-6,7-6,2-6, 6-2
success over Nadal.
(12) US Open - Serbia's Novak Djokovic 7-6, 7-6, 6-4.
2008
(13) US Open - Britain's Andy Murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2.
2009
(14) Emulates Pete Samprass by equalling his record 14th Grand Slamtitle
- beats Sweden's Robin Soderling in Federer's first French Open. 6-1,
7-6, 6-4.
(15) Wimbledon title - 2009 - Andy Roddick 5-7, 7-6, (8-6), 7-6,(7-5),
3-6, 16-14. |
