Federer Wins Wimbledon After Tight Match
July 5, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Tennis
If it had been anyone but Roger Federer, America’s Andy Roddick would have won the men’s final today at Wimbledon. Unfortunately, the amazingly tight match ended up with Federer celebrating his record-setting 15th major title. There was a great Nike commercial congratulating the Swiss star for his huge accomplishment and I thought it was pretty amazing that some of sport’s biggest names were included (John McEnroe, Michael Jordan, Serena Williams and more). I’ll put it up when it becomes available.
image: TSN
Roddick left it all on the court and he was clearly devastated by the loss. He went over to the bench and just hung his head. He clearly shed a few tears and when it came time for him to accept his runner-up plate, he seemed overcome with disappointment. During his post-match interview, Roddick was incredibly gracious and congratulated Federer and then apologized to Pete Sampras for not being able to hold Federer off from breaking his record.
image: Zuma Press
Federer was also incredibly gracious during his post-match interview. Her recognized Roddick for his incredible effort on the grass court today. He talked about how amazing his life is right now with being named No. 1 and with his wife preparing to make him a father in a few weeks.
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