Wimbledon - Federer's 15 titles: How he did it

Eurosport - Mon, 06 Jul 09:11:00 2009

Roger Federer captured a record 15th grand slam title by winning Wimbledon. This is how he did it.

TENNIS Roger Federer Wimbledon - 0

2003

First title: Becomes first Swiss man to win a grand slam title after beating Mark Philippoussis 7-6 6-2 7-6 in the Wimbledon final.

2004

Second title: Wins Australian Open by defeating unseeded Russian Marat Safin 7-6 6-4 6-2.

Third title: Retains Wimbledon title by taming big-serving American second seed Andy Roddick 4-6 7-5 7-6 6-4.

Fourth title: Wins US Open final by thumping Australian fourth seed Lleyton Hewitt 6-0 7-6 6-0.

2005

Fifth title: Completes a hat-trick of Wimbledon triumphs with a 6-2 7-6 6-4 over second seed Roddick.

Sixth title: Defends US Open title with a 6-3 2-6 7-6 6-1 victory over sentimental American favourite Andre Agassi.

2006

Seventh title: Defeats unseeded Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis 5-7 7-5 6-0 6-2 in Australian Open final.

Eighth title: Keeps up winning streak at Wimbledon by thwarting Rafael Nadal 6-0 7-6 6-7 6-3 in showpiece match.

Ninth title: Downs Roddick 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-1 to clinch US Open crown.

2007

10th title: Wins Australian Open with a 7-6 6-4 6-4 masterclass over Chilean 10th seed Fernando Gonzalez.

11th title: Becomes only the second man in professional tennis, after Bjorn Borg, to win five in a row at Wimbledon with a 7-6 4-6 7-6 2-6 6-2 success over Nadal.

12th title: Beats Serbia's Novak Djokovic 7-6 7-6 6-4 to capture US Open.

2008

13th title: Demolishes Britain's Andy Murray 6-2 7-5 6-2 to win fifth consecutive title at US Open.

2009

14th title: Emulates Pete Sampras by winning a record-equalling 14th grand slam title after beating Sweden's Robin Soderling 6-1 7-6 6-4 at Roland Garros, his first French Open success.

15th title: Breaks Sampras's record with a 15th grand slam win in the Wimbledon final against American Andy Roddick 5-7 7-6 7-6 3-6 16-14.

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  1. rafaa

    From luke4sm, on Wed 8 Jul 9:10PM

  2. basically with federer roddick and nadal playing­­ wimbledon every year, murray aint going to get a sniff­­ at winning it."
    are you stupid?

    From Hans G, on Wed 8 Jul 9:51AM

  3. he has 16-1 in tiebreaks in grand slam finals where he­ has won.

    From Hans G, on Wed 8 Jul 9:49AM

  4. Nadal fans cant take it that Federer is the greatest­ and that he's back to #1
    DON'T CRY LOSERS­ THERE'S PLENTY MORE OF FED COMING THIS YEAR
    WATCH­ AND WEEP!!! SADDOS!!!

    From faizul, on Tue 7 Jul 9:26PM

  5. Just take a careful look at the tiebreaks

    From dimeji_stunt, on Tue 7 Jul 1:37PM

  6. Just take a careful look at the tiebreaks

    From dimeji_stunt, on Tue 7 Jul 1:29PM

  7. Just take a careful look at the tiebreaks

    From dimeji_stunt, on Tue 7 Jul 1:28PM

  8. Comments 57 & 58
    You miss the point.
    Nadal has­ given his all and will now ( unfortunately) be plagued­ with knee troubles for the rest of his career.
    You­ should read the story of the "Hare and the­ Tortoise" -

    From Big "H", on Mon 6 Jul 11:59PM

  9. Fed lost 5 Majors and all of them to Nadal

    From Saw, on Mon 6 Jul 10:07PM

  10. when Fed 23, he had 4 Major and Nadad has 6 !!

    From Saw, on Mon 6 Jul 10:04PM

  11. Roger is not only the greatest, he plays the most­ sensible game - he does not overstretch his physical­ capabilities. I think Nadal at his young age has­ already wrecked his knees...even when they heal, they­ will never be able to continue taking the sustained­ punishment that propelled Nadal to Nr. 1. Meanwhile­ Fed. has avoided injury, strains and sprains - he will­ go on to win more titles - His target is 20 before he­ retires and he will make it.
    The quality of tennis has­ reached a plateau with Fed. The demands on the human­ body ( viz Nadal ) will not permit more. Take care­ Murray, don't bother to chase impossible shots -­ the success rate of impossible return shots does not­ warrant the effort or the risk of injury...take a leaf­ from Fed's book...if you do, you can and will­ achieve great success.

    From Big "H", on Mon 6 Jul 6:45PM

  12. Up to now, I can't see anyone can match Federer.­ For those Nadal fans, the first thing Nadal can do now­ is to come back from injury before predicting anything­ else.

    From CK, on Mon 6 Jul 6:36PM

  13. Congratulations to Roger Federrer for displaying such­ showmanship even when he's facing a tough opponent­ like Roddick. Roddick improved by leaps and bounds and­ also deserves great recognition from all tennis­ enthusiasts. May they both have wonderful years ahead­ of them to fulfill their dreams/career; and most of­ all, the best of health to you both, Roger and Andy!! ­ So great to watch you play on Sunday at the Wimbledon.

    From Victoria, on Mon 6 Jul 5:27PM

  14. Nadal is gonna match n beat federer's record in a­ couple of years...just you wait!

    From johnpaul_foye, on Mon 6 Jul 5:25PM

  15. @ raed i

    It's not Fed who claims that he is the­ best ever to play the game ..
    Everyone else­ does...

    And in this era we have a lot of recorders and­ fine players....
    Fastest serve ever
    Record number of­ serves per mach
    Record number of "in a row"­ victories on clay court
    Record number of GS titles
    And­ much more records ...
    Go back to 70' old man and­ watch that slow, weak, boring tennis...

    From Vladimir, on Mon 6 Jul 4:20PM

  16. @ raed on 49

    OMG

    No man no...
    You were just­ younger­ and more enthusiastic about junk and stuff...­
    This is­ the best era ever...
    New talents, new styles,­ new­ moves...
    Much stronger, faster and more dynamic­ game­ on the court...
    In all the sports new generations ­­ makes new records... And the games are better and­­ better with each new G...
    New players are competing on­­ the foundations of the legends, using and improving­­ their moves and making their own along the way... Now­­ these days the game is so colorful.. Not a boring­­ service volley tennis.
    That's the way it is and­­ that's the way history goes..
    Forward... Not­­ backwards... Never backwards...

    Ure an old man... lol­ .. Longing for your youth... Hahahahahaaaaa!!!!!!

    From Vladimir, on Mon 6 Jul 4:02PM

  17. History is made. We are so lucky to watch the greatest­ player ever played the game.

    From Olympiakos, on Mon 6 Jul 2:59PM
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    Everyone knows deep in his heart that claiming federer­ is the best ever is just a CLAIM when you are NOT THE­ BEST IN YOUR ERA it is laughable to claim that you are­ the best ever. Federer is so lucky that he came in the­ weakest era of tennis but when a decent player emerged­ he lost time and again to him and he lost­ comprehensively when he wanted most to win (5 out of 7­ GS finals ) when your head to head record with your­ direct rival is 7-13 that means one thing and one thing­ only that is your rival is superior than you.­ period.

    From raed i, on Mon 6 Jul 1:32PM
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    Bjorn Borg was the greatest ever lived in tennis!!!

    From Chung Liong, on Mon 6 Jul 1:30PM

  20. re:to ilemossoglou_maria

    No body who watched tennis­ would agree with you unless he he is so biased

    From raed i, on Mon 6 Jul 1:30PM
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