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The 2009 Wimbledon Championships Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships.A significant part of the Federer–Roddick rivalry, it pitted five-time champion Roger Federer against American Andy Roddick for the third time in a Wimbledon final and the fourth time in a Grand Slam final.
Among other records set, the men's final between Federer and Roddick had the highest number of viewers in the UK of any Wimbledon final since 2001, peaking at 11.1 million viewers during the last stretch of the match. [23] The 30-game fifth set in the men's final was the longest set in Wimbledon finals history. [24]
Rafael Nadal was the reigning champion, but withdrew from the tournament due to knee tendinitis. [4] Roddick's run to the final would be the last time an American man reached a major singles final until 2024. This was the first major appearance of future ATP Finals champion Grigor Dimitrov, who retired in the first round against Igor Kunitsyn.
Winning a Wimbledon title is a big deal — after all, it’s one of the most prestigious and difficult tennis tournaments in the world. The annual Wimbledon championships will begin on July 1 ...
The first day of Wimbledon 2009 saw the early withdrawal of defending champion and number 1 seed Rafael Nadal due to injury. [1] Instead, 2008 Men's Singles runner-up and five-time Wimbledon Champion Roger Federer opened on Centre Court, winning his first round match in straight sets.
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Lists of champions of specific events. List of Wimbledon gentlemen's singles champions; List of Wimbledon ladies' singles champions; List of Wimbledon gentlemen's doubles champions; List of Wimbledon ladies' doubles champions; List of Wimbledon mixed doubles champions; Other Grand Slam tournament champions. List of Australian Open champions