Federer holds off Roddick in 5 sets to win 15th Grand Slam title and 6th at Wimbledon

July 23rd, 2009 Federer, Nadal, Roddick head US Open men's fieldWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Five-time defending champion Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick are among eight Grand Slam winners leading the men's field for the U.S.

July 7th, 2009 LONDON - Six-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer flew home Monday with the gift of the Centre Court net. Having made history with a 15th Grand Slam win in beating Andy Roddick, the Daily Express quoted Federer as saying that he had no intention of slowing up even though he is soon to become a father.

July 6th, 2009 Federer returns to No. 1 with Wimbledon winWIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer is back at No.

July 6th, 2009 Record-breaking Federer back on top of ATP rankings HAMBURG - Roger Federer returned to the top of the men's tennis rankings issued Monday by the ATP, the day after his record-breaking Wimbledon title. The Swiss dethroned Spanish rival Rafael Nadal after ten and a half months at the top with his epic five-set win over American Andy Roddick for a 15th Grand Slam crown at the All England Club.

July 5th, 2009 Sampras arrives to watch Wimbledon final WIMBLEDON, England — Pete Sampras has arrived at the All England Club to watch Roger Federer and Andy Roddick play in the men's final at Wimbledon. Federer is trying to win his 15th Grand Slam title on Sunday, which would better Sampras' mark by one.

July 5th, 2009 Knowles, Groenefeld win mixed doubles titleWIMBLEDON, England — Mark Knowles of the Bahamas and Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany won the mixed doubles titles at Wimbledon on Sunday by beating top-seeded Leander Paes of India and Cara Black of Zimbabwe 7-5, 6-3. Knowles has won the men's doubles titles at the other three Grand Slam tournaments, but he had never before won at Wimbledon.

July 5th, 2009 No solace for Roddick in coming close at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Andy Roddick slumped forward in his changeover chair, hands covering his grass-stained baseball cap, stung by his third loss in a Wimbledon final, all to Roger Federer. This one was quite unlike the others, in 2004 and 2005: This one ended 16-14 in the fifth set, a test of will as much as skill.

July 5th, 2009 LONDON - Roger Federer made tennis history Sunday, winning his sixth Wimbledon title in seven years to claim an all-time best 15th Grand Slam trophy 5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 16-14 over American Andy Roddick. The Swiss, only man to appear in seven consecutive Wimbledon finals, re-wrote the records in front of tennis royalty - Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg and Pete Sampras, the seven-time All England club champion with whom he shared 14 Grand Slam honours.

July 5th, 2009 Federer and Roddick play record-breaking 5th setWIMBLEDON, England — Serve after booming serve, game after nerve-racking game, Roger Federer and Andy Roddick went at each other with everything they had in the fifth set of the Wimbledon final. When it finally ended, with Federer claiming a record-breaking 15th Grand Slam title and a sixth Wimbledon trophy, the fifth-set score of 16-14 stood apart from any other ever seen after a final on the All England Club's Centre Court.

July 3rd, 2009 Federer reaches 7th straight Wimbledon finalWIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer has reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final Friday by beating Tommy Haas of Germany 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-3. Federer won five consecutive titles at the All England Club before losing to Rafael Nadal in last year's final.

July 3rd, 2009 Roddick reaches 3rd Wimbledon finalWIMBLEDON, England — Andy Roddick has reached his third Wimbledon final by beating British hope Andy Murray 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (5). Roddick will face five-time champion Roger Federer in Sunday's final.

July 2nd, 2009 Andymonium: Murray to face Roddick in semifinalsWIMBLEDON, England — Most of the talk at Wimbledon has been about the likelihood of a final between Roger Federer and Andy Murray. It turns out another Andy is also making a strong title run.

June 25th, 2009 Roddick reaches 3rd round at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Andy Roddick has advanced to the third round at Wimbledon by beating Igor Kunitsyn 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. Playing on sunny Court 1, the No.

June 24th, 2009 Federer, Serena Williams in Wimbledon action todayWIMBLEDON, England — Second seeds Roger Federer and Serena Williams highlight Wednesday's second-round action at Wimbledon. Fourth seeds Elena Dementieva and Novak Djokovic are in the schedule, as are Maria Sharapova and American Mardy Fish.

June 24th, 2009 Federer eases into 3rd round at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer has beaten Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain in straight sets to reach the third round at Wimbledon. The five-time champion had early breaks in each set for a comfortable 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 victory Wednesday.