Wimbledon Mens Final 2009

Wimbledon Mens Final 2009 and Roger Federer of Sweden stands alone. He is the winner.

Roger Federer of Switzerland returns to Andy Roddick of U.S. during their men’s final match on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Sunday, July 5th, 2009.

(pic) Wimbledon Mens Final 2009 and Roger Federer kisses the cup. Great shot from AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus

Andy Roddick of the US was beaten by Roger Federer of Switzerland, at the men’s singles final on the Center Court at Wimbledon, Sunday, July 25th, 2009.

But, it was still a day for making history, as Roger Federer wins his 15th Grand Slam title. The title that breaks his tie with Pete Sampras for the most career majors.

Federer prevailed in the longest Grand Slam final in men’s history, turning back a determined challenge by American Andy Roddick, 5-7, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 16-14.

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With the victory, which took 4 hours 18 minutes, Federer claimed his sixth Wimbledon title and reclaimed the No. 1 ranking he lost to Spain’s Rafael Nadal last August.

Sampras, who won seven Wimbledon titles before retiring in 2002, was among the former champions looking on from the front row of the Royal Box, with Rod Laver and Bjorn Borg sitting just to his left. The trio boast 16 Wimbledon singles titles among them, and they rose in unison to pay tribute to Federer’s sixth.

Federer hailed a teary-eyed Roddick as “an unbelievable guy” and unbelievable player during his post-match remarks and urged him not to lose faith he would win Wimbledon one day.

“Today, I was on the lucky side,” said Federer, who finished with 107 winners, 50 aces yet not once managed to break Roddick’s serve.

Roddick bore his disappointment admirably, telling the capacity crowd of 15,000 who honored him with a standing ovation, “I’m one of the lucky few that gets cheered for.”

After congratulating Federer on a well-deserved title, Roddick turned to the Royal Box and apologized to Sampras, half in jest, for not being able to keep the Swiss from overtaking his career mark. “I tried to hold him off,” Roddick said.

Then he spoke of the honor he felt in playing tennis in front of such great champions as Sampras, Manuel Santana, Laver and Borg.
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“I hope one day my name will be up there with theirs,” Roddick said.

Roddick, 26, played the best tennis of his career in toppling Scotland’s Andy Murray to reach Sunday’s championship — his first appearance in a Grand Slam final since the 2006 U.S. Open.