Federer Defeats Roddick In Greatest Tennis Match Ever

Sports Betting News - July 5, 2009 - Written by Jimmy

As Andy Roddick entered his championship match against Roger Federer, he knew that they odds were not in his favor. For Roddick, facing one of his chief rivals, in the Wimbledon Men's Finals, meant that he would have to overcome Federer, who has had Andy Roddick's number, past Major championships.

The match started out on the right path for Roddick, as he took the first set, 7 games to 5. It looked as though Roddick would have something for Federer, but the 14 time major winner would not go away easily. Federer bounced back in the second set, taking it from Roddick 7-6, which then evened the match at 1 set a piece. The third set would also be a tight one. Going into a tie break, Roddick fought valiantly, making a comeback, but falling just one point short, as Federer took the third set, 7-6. Andy Roddick would come back strong in the fourth, not even giving Roger Federer a chance, dominating the set 6-3.

Entering the fifth and final set, the two fought it out, going way past the 6 games necessary to win. Roddick and Federer went back and forth, with Federer getting to 6 games before Roddick, but not before Roddick got to 5, forcing extra games to be played in the fifth set. Roddick would come back, tie it at 6 games a piece. The next game would go to Federer, making it 7-6. Roddick would not go away, taking the next game, forcing the 5th set to continue, at 7 games a piece. Both competitors went back and forth, neither able to break the other's service, until the 30th game of the 5th set, at which time Federer put away Andy Roddick, to take the longest Wimbledon Men's Championship in history.

The match was very thrilling, as patrons saw the fifth set go to a record number of games. The 2009 Wimbledon Men's Championship perhaps out did last year's final, in which Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer, which was dubbed, at the time, one of the greatest matches of all time. The verdict is still out on this one, but there is no doubt, that it will rank among the all time great matches from the All England Club.

For Roger Federer, this is his record 15th major, which now puts him one ahead of Pete Sampras. Federer had to compete long and hard to put away a determined Andy Roddick, who left it all out on the court. Federer will hoist the Wimbledon championship cup for the 6th time.