Monday, July 6, 2009

Wimbledon 2009 Final - Roger Federer takes the 15th Grand Slam and breaks the record

Wimbledon 2009 - Dramatic final between Roger Federer and Andy Roddick. Federer wins over Roddick after a 5 sets match 5-7, 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 16-14 and takes a place in the history of tennis by grabbing the 15th Grand Slam title. The Swiss surpassed Sampras record of 14 titles. The 2009 5th of July final between Federer and Roddick was the longest in the history of Wimbledon Men's Tennis Final in terms of number of games, the match counting 77 total games and 30 games in the 5th set. Regarding the play time, the longest Wimbledon Final was set in 2008 when Nadal needed 4 hours and 48 minutes to defeat Federer compared to 2009 Wimbledon final where Federer required 4 hours and 16 minutes to lift up the 15th Grand Slam trophy at the expense of Roddick.

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