Roger Federer Has Beaten Andy Roddick and Has Won His 15th Grand Slam Title at Wimbledon

Roger Federer won the Wimbledon Grand Slam 5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-5), 16-14. Andy Roddick pushed Roger Federer to the limit, he never lost a serve (36) until his last serve, which he lost to Roger Federer as well as the Wimbledon Grand Slam. Federer has now proven to the world that he is indeed the best tennis player, and he is still young at 27 years of age and he could win several more Grand Slams, including the US Open August.

There were many celebrities as well as tennis greats to watch the match. Pete Sampras turned up during the first set, and the crowd roared. Pete Sampras came to the match to watch Federer break the record of 14 tennis grand slams, that Federer and Sampras held. Manuel Santana who won the 1966, Bojorn Borg who won from 1976 to 1980, Woody Allen, Russell Crowe, Henry Kissinger, etc.

The second set was the most decisive of the match. Andy Roddick was ahead in the tie breaker 6-2, when Roger Federer got 6 straight points to win the tie breaker 8-6. If Andy Roddick had won this set, it would have been a different match. Considering he never lost serve, he probably would have won the match in the fourth set. This is one of the reasons that Roger Federer is the greatest tennis player. He managed to pull victory out of the jaws of defeat.

Many times during the match, Andy Roddick had Roger Federer running around the court, much like Roger Federer controls his opponents. Andy Roddick's ability to cover the net was another outstanding feature of his game. While the 2009 Wimbledon was not quite as exciting as the 2008 Wimbledon Tennis, it was still a great game. The 2009 Wimbledon game lasted 4 hours and 18 minutes, and the 2008 Wimbledon lasted 4 hours and 48 minutes. Andy Roddick was an opponent almost equal to that of Rafael Nadal, he had Roger Federer showing signs of aggravation during the match.

2009 Wimbledon was a different sort of match - it was a serving clinic. Andy Roddick's serve average over 130 mph and Roger Federer's serve averaged in the 120's mph. Roger Federer was able hit over 50 Aces, which reveals a bit of a problem with Andy Roddick's game, his inability to return serves. He has 6 weeks to practice his serve returns until the US Open Grand Slam. 2008 Wimbledon was played with more finesse, it was nice to see such an even game. The elite in tennis has now gotten a little more crowded.