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Roger Federer Defeats Andy Roddick at Wimbledon
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At Last, Federer Reaches Summit
WIMBLEDON, England, July 5 -- It was a day for making history.
Roger Federer won his sixth Wimbledon title in the last seven years Sunday, turning back a resilient Andy Roddick, 5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 16-14, and setting two records in the process.
It was the longest Grand Slam final in history, capped by a fifth set that lasted 95 minutes -- seven minutes longer than Saturday's women's final.
And with his idol Pete Sampras looking on, Federer broke his tie with the former great and moved into a class of his own as holder of a record 15 major titles.
The body of a man has been recovered from the sea at Rosmoney in Co Mayo. Federer wins incredible final Roger Federer survived another epic final to win his sixth Wimbledon and record 15th grand slam title against a gallant Andy Roddick today.
Andy Roddick Interview -- Wimbledon, July 5
Q. Did you just lose to the world's greatest tennis player ever? ANDY RODDICK: Yeah.
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Tennis: David Beckham's good luck message to Andy Murray
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Live - Wimbledon Men's Semi-Finals
It's semi-finals day in the men's singles at Wimbledon this afternoon. Follow live scoring from Centre Court on RTE.ie. Five-time champion Roger Federer is facing resurgent German Tommy Haas.
No. 6 Andy Roddick confronts No. 3 Andy Murray
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Former coach believes Scot's fearsome return game key to breaking A-Rod
THE coach who has worked longer with Andy Murray than any other is confident the 22-year-old Scot has what it takes to win his semi-final against Andy Roddick today.
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Tennis Championships to Use Text Messaging, Voice Messaging, Email to Connect With Fans
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Semi-Final line up decided at Wimbledon
The Men's semi-final line up has been decided at Wimbledon with Andy Murray and Roger Federer still on track to meet in the final.