Roger Federer Outlasts Andy Roddick For 15th Grand Slam Triumph

Forget that asterisk on Roger Federer's 15th Grand Slam triumph. Even Rafael Nadal couldn't have topped this. A year removed from one of the greatest Slam finals ever, Andy Roddick helped deliver an encore Sunday at Wimbledon before succumbing to Federer 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 16-14. "It was a crazy match, an unbelievable end," Federer said at the championship ceremony. "My head's still spinning." It took the second-ranked Federer more than four hours to overtake Roddick. The Swiss supplanted Pete Sampras on the all-time major titles list as he sat courtside, on hand for the first time since he last played at Wimbledon seven years ago.

FanDome Sports | July 5, 2009

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