Slam Dunk ; Federer Claims His Place in History with Victory in a Four-Hour Epic Simply the Best, Says Pistol Pete [Edition 2]

Daily MailJuly 06, 2009

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ROGER FEDERER became the most successful tennis player of all time, after what he called a 'crazy' match, as records tumbled in an epic Wimbledon final.

Federer won his 15th Grand Slam title to surpass Pete Sampras's record, beating Andy Roddick 6-7, 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 16-14 in an amazing match which saw the longest fifth set in Grand Slam finals history.

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Slam Dunk ; Federer Claims His Place in History with Victory in a Four-Hour Epic Simply the Best, Says Pistol Pete [Edition 2]

Just a year after losing in five epic sets to Rafael Nadal, it was Federer's turn to dish out the heartbreak yesterday as the Centre Court crowd -- including Sampras -- witnessed probably the best display of serving ever.

Sampras insisted Federer had settled the debate about the game's gre...

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