What a brilliant game? Yesterday watched Roger Federer winning his 15th grand slam title at Wimbledon (beating the previous all-time record of Pete Sampras). It was indeed a historic match and one of the most heart-stopping and unforgettable finals seen in a grand slam arena, Federer held his nerve for four hours and 16 astonishing minutes before finally subduing Andy Roddick 5-7 7-6 7-6 3-6 16-14 to claim the trophy he cherishes above all for the sixth time.
In terms of match time, it was not quite as long as last year’s battle between Federer and Rafael Nadal, but it soon took on similarly epic proportions. And for much of the match, it seemed that Roddick would emulate Nadal's feat as he hammered away at his opponent. Federer wavered a few times, but never toppled and in the end won on merit. He returns to number one in the world, too, by way of yet another win bonus.
Among the 15,000 souls lucky enough to witness the momentous occasion was a beaming Pete Sampras, whose milestone of 14 majors Federer eclipsed on Sunday, in the front row of the Royal Box. Sampras was not the only great in attendance on Sunday. Sitting alongside him in the Royal Box was Laver and Bjorn Borg and all three were perhaps thanking their lucky stars their careers did not coincide with the magician from Basel.
Roger Federer is clearly a genius on the tennis court and a perfect gentleman off of the court. He is gracious, contrite, and eloquent when addressing the crowd of admirers in the stands. It's so wonderful to have such great guys like Andy and Roger represent the best in the sport at Wimbledon. Who knows what might have happened if Nadal had been there. What great tennis, and now that Roger is the king, he will continue to do the game proud with his brand of great behavior, elegance, and spectacular athleticism.
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