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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.
The 2009 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was the 123rd edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from 22 June to 5 July 2009.
It was the longest men's singles major final (in terms of games played) in history with 77 games, breaking the record of 71 games set at the 1927 Australian Championships. The match also had the longest fifth set (16–14) in a major men's singles final, surpassing the 11–9 fifth set in the 1927 French Championships final. [2]
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 ...
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
Federer set a new record for number of Grand Slam men's singles titles at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships with fifteen, and won his sixth Wimbledon title in seven years. Federer became the highest seed for Wimbledon, after defending champion Nadal withdrew from the tournament due to tendinitis. Federer defeated Lu Yen-hsun in the first round.
Andrew Stephen Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American former professional tennis player. He is a major champion, having won the 2003 US Open.Roddick reached four other major finals (Wimbledon in 2004, 2005, and 2009, and the US Open in 2006), losing to rival Roger Federer each time.
Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić successfully defended their title, defeating Bob and Mike Bryan in the final, 7–6 (9–7), 6–7 (3–7), 7–6 (7–3), 6–3, to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships.
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