Roger Federer created history yesterday when he defeated Andy Roddick in a marathon five sets to surpass Pete Sampras’s total of 14 Grand Slam titles. Federer, from Switzerland, overcame Roddick 5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 16-14 in a dramatic final on Centre Court - a victory which makes him arguably the greatest player in Grand Slam history. After this win everyone will be discussing Federer. But, the man who stole the show was Roddick who till the last game didn’t allow Federer to break his serve. Contrary, Roddick broke a couple of Federar’s serve. He held his nerve till the last serve and he proved that it was not easy for Federer to overcome him and surpass Sampras’s total of 14 Grand Slam titles. The best thing about Roddick was his service. Federer was forced to make more unforced errors. But, when the game started getting tough, Federer got tough (50 aces in a game). Only one time in the whole game, Roddick seemed to be under tremendous mental pressure when Federer won the second set where Roddick was leading.
One man that must be jealous of this would be Nadal who was out due to knee injury. The fight that Nadal would have given Federer in any game was given by Roddick. So, it’s not only a completion for Federer but also for Nadal. With this win, Federer also reclaimed his number one position from Nadal which he held since past few months.
Overall Records Accomplished by Federer:
Wimbledon 2003 — Wimbledon 2009 15 Grand Slam titles
Wimbledon 2003 — Wimbledon 2009 20 Grand Slam finals
Wimbledon 2005 — U.S. Open 2007 10 consecutive Grand Slam finals
Wimbledon 2004 — Wimbledon 2009 21 consecutive Grand Slam semi-finals
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