Roger Federer Wimbledon 2009

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Roger federer wimbledon 2009. 2009 wimbledon championships in a repeat of the 2004 and 2005 finals 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 for the sixth time. The swiss completed the career grand slam in 2009 at roland garros beating robin soderlingto match then record holder pete sampras mark of 14 major trophies. Federer defeated lu yen hsun in the first round. Rafael nadal did not defend his title as he withdrew from the tournament due to knee tendonitis.

Roger federer won his 6th wimbledon title defeating rival andy roddick in the final in fiv. Today with pete it was a bit special. Federer s 20 grand slam titles. Roger federer and pete sampras were tied for the most grand slam titles in the open era with 14 and sampras flew to london for the occasion.

The 2009 wimbledon men s singles final was the championship tennis match of the men s singles tournament at the 2009 wimbledon championships. Subscribe to the wimbledon youtube channel. Andy roddick reveals classy roger federer story after wimbledon 2009 final devastation andy roddick has opened up on a moment he had with roger federer in the aftermath of 2009 wimbledon final. The american wanted to be in the centre court stands to watch the swiss star break his mark.

Federer became the highest seed for wimbledon after defending champion nadal withdrew from the tournament due to tendinitis. It was the 123rd edition of the wimbledon championships and was held from 22 june to 5 july 2009. Federer has won 19 of his 20 titles across wimbledon 8 the australian open 6 and the us open 5. 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 england.

After 4 hours and 17 minutes federer won 5 7 7 6 8 6 7 6 7 5 3 6 16 14. Federer set a new record for number of grand slam men s singles titles at the 2009 wimbledon championships with fifteen and won his sixth wimbledon title in seven years. A significant part of the federer roddick rivalry it pitted five time champion roger federer against american andy roddick for the third time in a wimbledon final and the fourth time in a grand slam final. The 2009 season was perhaps the most historically relevant of federer s career as he completed a career grand slam by winning his first french open title and won a men s record fifteenth grand slam singles title at wimbledon surpassing pete sampras s mark of fourteen.