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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    From Erica S, on Mon 6 Jul 11:02AM
  2. forget that post winston bunn i meant timjo and not­ cotrell and the cynical part was aimed at another post,­ sorry for the confusion am feeling a bit spaced out­ from a long journey yesterday.

    From ralph, on Mon 6 Jul 10:40AM
  3. to true hatsuking

    From ralph, on Mon 6 Jul 10:35AM
  4. winston bunn it was a cynical dig at cotrells statement­ that fed had won slams on all surfaces insinuating­ laver wouldnt have done so necessarily on hard courts.­ ok

    From ralph, on Mon 6 Jul 10:34AM
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    To those of us who witnessed him play, Rod Laver is­ incomparable; similar analogous hero to George­ Washington for USA citizens. There is, indeed, and­ always shall be, only one Rod Laver.

    From Hatsutking, on Mon 6 Jul 10:02AM
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    To those of us who witnessed him play, Rod Laver is­ incomparable; similar analogous hero to George­ Washington for to USA citizens. There is, indeed, and­ always shall be, only one Rod Laver.

    From Hatsutking, on Mon 6 Jul 10:01AM
  7. Roger Federer is now the greatest player in history of­ tennis. Nobody who really watches tennis can doubt­ that!

    From ilemossoglou_maria, on Mon 6 Jul 8:58AM
  8. he is the greatest of them all ! he floats like a­ butterfly and sting's like a bee...........
    he­ just dug in deeper, and got the result....... i do feel­ sorry for roddick, but really roger missed the­ opportunity
    to take the first set !!! just missed­ three long shots by virtually nothing, it could have­ been over a lot earlier....
    roddick was lucky to have­ won back three break points in the first set ..... that­ was the start of the epic match...
    why does his career­ have to be analysed and picked to pieces, surely­ statistics show his career to be second
    to none.. we­ can all say what if...roger would have been defending­ his own title,had he not been struck down
    with­ glandular fever,and back problems last year !!!! rafa­ just kept his title warm...he could'nt even defend­ his
    own title...he's played the game fast and­ furiously and unfortunately for him has gained bad­ injuries!!!!!
    as for roger,he's been the perfect­ player in every department,has'nt gained­ inguries..only a back problem...
    as for andy murray ,­ he has only beaten roger when he was suffering with his­ back problem.. i doubt if murray
    could even have won­ that final against either roger or roddick,,he got­ close with roddick,but only because
    roddick was thrown­ off balance by murrary's exit after the first set..­ until then roddick had the upper hand.
    and would­ probably have won the next set too !!! it say's it­ all about murray,when world media would take
    more­ notice of our queen when commentating on final's­ day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From a fed fan, on Mon 6 Jul 8:50AM
  9. Roger is now the greatest player of all times, and I­ guess no one can doubt this, since numbers,performance­ and Charisma all are proofs on this

    From alisissa, on Mon 6 Jul 8:17AM
  10. I think todays final had two winners.Federer­ won,Roddick won.I have never seen a competitor with­ such passion,vigor and belief.Roddick is a true­ definition of a worthy competitor.He is a credit to the­ game.But for the trophy at 16-14 in favour of Federer,­ I think Roddick deserved more.Keep it up Roddick.You­ are getting there

    From IA, on Mon 6 Jul 1:02AM
  11. congratulations Roger,no matter what they say about­ Nadal, you are the best, and again nr.1
    Tfe

    From odettevannuffel, on Mon 6 Jul 12:59AM
  12. ralph,

    Eh? That Federer won on clay doesn't mean­ Laver would master hardcourt...what sort of pathetic­ logic is that!?

    From Winston Bunn, on Mon 6 Jul 12:04AM
  13. You need arrogance to be number 1, every top player­ regardless of which sport they play have it, eg­ maradonna, ali, etc. They seem to have that belief they­ can win even when they are losing! Thats what keeps­ them ticking, when they lose that belief they are­ finished regardless of how well they are physically. I­ hear a few people mention laver, yes he won year round,­ but that was donkey years ago and the surface at each­ grand slam was the same! Fed has set some high­ standards, we might not see another like him, they call­ him the greatest because he has beaten a lot of­ talented people in his generations agassi, samprass,­ roddick, hewitt and the upcomming legend in Nadal! You­ cant ask for more! The only person now that can match­ his record is Nadal, but that depends how often he­ beats feds!

    From First L, on Mon 6 Jul 12:03AM
  14. and yeah.. show some respect

    From emil.pakov, on Mon 6 Jul 12:01AM
  15. i_cottrell: yeah right.. everybody has done something­ that somebody else hasn't. Ok:
    Rod laver - grand­ slam TWICE - fact
    Roger - 5 consecutive Wimbledon, 5­ consecutive US Open, 7 consecutive wimbledon titles, 21­ or 22 or 23 (i lost the count already) consecutive­ semi-finals, 4 and a half years number 1, and 15 GS­ titles - something that nobody has done it in the­ history except ROGER FEDERER - FACT
    so which fact is­ better???
    live with it ;)

    From emil.pakov, on Sun 5 Jul 11:57PM
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    i totally agree with u cottrell and that is not even­ taking into account all the years when laver was barred­ from playing as a professional thats what makes him so­ truly great, had he been allowed to play in the last­ amateur years before they made them opens then god only­ knows how many slams and grand slams laver would have­ then collected. to those who say that they didnt play­ on hard courts then i dont think that one washes with­ laver he dominated so utterly one has to give him the­ benefit of the doubt that he would have mastered a hard­ court. didnt fed finally master the clay in order to­ win 1 french.

    From ralph, on Sun 5 Jul 11:35PM
  17. i_cottrell, while i appreciate rod laver did the­ calender grand slam twice, i don't know if you­ realise at that point that the aussie open and us open­ were both on grass, so no 3rd surface, whether he­ could've achieved it if they were hardcourt is a­ question we just cant answer.

    From TIMJO, on Sun 5 Jul 11:22PM
  18. I still cant understand how people can like andy­ murray. he is such a gimp, doesnt have any kind of­ personality and is the most boring defensive player in­ the top 10. theres just nothing liekable about him. He­ wouldnt have beaten federer today in my opinion, even­ though he has a winning record against him as we saw in­ the us open final last yr when it comes to the crunch­ murray would have been found wanting. What people see­ in him I will never know. What I am sure of however is­ that majority of fans and media will never love murray­ like they do federer or nadal. I think Del Potro will­ prove to be better over the coming years. If federer­ maintains his appetite for the game then surely there­ are still many grand slams in him, I see him possibly­ winning upto 20 and for me he is the big favourite for­ the us open in sept. Next year he will try and tie­ sampras's record in winning 7 wimbledons. Good luck­ to him and no doubt that hes the best of all time, bo$$

    From Rahul, on Sun 5 Jul 10:34PM
  19. janekralj,
    how can u say murray is a kid, isn't in­ a kid u find strength, endurance, maneuver and­ determination.
    the game is not about age, nor is it­ physical appearance.
    murrays time is not yet and may­ never be, he lacks ............

    From Chextopher, on Sun 5 Jul 9:21PM
  20. You are all bandwagon jumpers following media hype. Rod­ Laver was the greatest. He did the Grand Slam TWICE.­ Until a modern player does it at least once, I will not­ consider him to be in the same category as Rod. People­ talk about eras and generations. Although certain parts­ of today's game are tougher, back then there was no­ technology involved in the making of the rackets, no­ nutritionists, coaches, physio, psychologists etc.­ Also, the money involved was not a motivating factor.­
    People just seem to assume back then it was easier and­ today it is harder. Not so.
    Think of all the great­ players down the ages, all the genius's of the­ racket each decade throws up. Now consider that Roger­ was, of all those, only the sixth player who managed to­ win all four slams in their entire careers. And­ frankly, if Nadal had been fit in Paris, who knows? Now­ imagine how difficult it must therefore be to win all­ four slams in the SAME year.
    Now think about doing­ that TWICE.
    Roger should have acknowledged this on the­ microphone today. Rod Laver is the greatest.

    From i_cottrell, on Sun 5 Jul 9:20PM
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