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The 2009 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 123rd edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from 22 June to 5 July 2009.
Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick in the final, 5–7, 7–6 (8–6), 7–6 (7–5), 3–6, 16–14 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. It was his sixth Wimbledon title and record-breaking 15th major title overall, surpassing Pete Sampras' all-time record.
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Roger Federer had tied Sampras with fourteen major singles titles a month earlier at the 2009 French Open and was seeking to set a new standard of excellence in the men's game by capturing an unprecedented fifteenth championship. Former world number 1 Andy Roddick was looking to capture his first Wimbledon title and second Grand Slam, having won th...
The chair umpire was Lars Graff of Sweden. Both players began the match strongly, with the first eleven games of the first set going with serve. However, with Federer serving at 5–6, Roddick broke to take the first set. Perhaps the most critical moment of the match was in the second-set tiebreaker, when Roddick led 6–2 with four set points to take ...
This match was the culmination of Federer's historic summer of 2009. After winning the French Open a month earlier to complete the career grand slam, Federer's win gave him his standalone record 15th major title and led many to proclaim him as the greatest player of all time.Due to the historic nature of Federer's accomplishment, Pete Sampras flew ...
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Jul 15, 2017 · At Wimbledon in 2009, the top two players in the world—Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer—were heading in decidedly different directions. Nadal, the defending champion, just saw his unbeaten...
Roger Federer and Andy Roddick contest a five-set epic in the 2009 Gentlemen's Singles final at Wimbledon
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