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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.
Watching the Swiss break the record was Pete Sampras, who won 14 Grand Slam titles and was making his first return to Wimbledon since 2002; Björn Borg, who won five consecutive Wimbledon titles (the only other man doing this being Roger Federer himself); and Rod Laver, who won Wimbledon four times.
Il singolare maschile è stato vinto dallo svizzero Roger Federer, testa di serie n.2, che è riuscito a imporsi sullo statunitense Andy Roddick al termine di un'autentica battaglia terminata 16-14 al quinto set; con questo successo Federer è ridiventato numero uno del ranking ATP.
L'incontro decisivo tra Federer e Roddick stabilisce il nuovo record di game (77) disputati nella storia delle finali Slam. Lo stesso incontro fa registrare inoltre il quinto set più lungo in una finale Slam: 95 minuti e un totale di 30 game.
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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 Roland Garros 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 to...
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15 lug 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 streak...
