Federer makes history with 15th Grand Slam title

September 13th, 2009 Federer tops Djokovic to move 1 win from titleNEW YORK — Roger Federer has moved one victory away from his sixth straight U.S. Open title with a 7-6 (3), 7-5, 7-5 victory over Novak Djokovic.

September 10th, 2009 Federer reaches 22nd consecutive Grand Slam semiNEW YORK — Roger Federer has beaten Robin Soderling at the U.S. Open to reach a 22nd consecutive Grand Slam semifinal.

August 7th, 2009 ZURICH — Roger Federer has posted the first public photo of his twin girls on the Internet. Federer wrote below the photo on his Facebook account on Friday, thanking friends and fans for their warm wishes.

August 7th, 2009 Net game: Federer's twins make Facebook debutZURICH — Roger Federer is showing off his new doubles team. The Swiss tennis great has posted the first public photo of his twin girls on the Internet.

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 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 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 5th, 2009 Federer holds off Roddick to win 15th major titleWIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer has won his record-breaking 15th Grand Slam title and sixth Wimbledon championship by beating Andy Roddick 5-7, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 16-14. Federer finished with 50 aces Sunday and converted his only break of the match in the final game.

June 27th, 2009 LONDON - Swiss tennis star Roger Federer, chasing his 15th Grand Slam title at this season's Wimbledon, has expressed a desire to meet former South African President Nelson Mandela. The five-time Wimbledon champion once the tournament is over, he would appreciate a chance to shake hands with Mandela.

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.

June 7th, 2009 PARIS - Roger Federer wrote more tennis history as he defeated Robin Soderling 6-1, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4 Sunday, finally winning the French Open title to become the sixth man in tennis history to win all four majors. Federer also joined Pete Sampras as the biggest winner ever in the sport.

June 7th, 2009 PARIS - Roger Federer defeated Robin Soderling 6-1, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4 in the French Open final Sunday to become the sixth man in tennis history to win all four Grand Slam titles. The second-seeded Federer took one hour and 55 minutes to beat the 23rd-seeded Swede Soderling, who had upset four-time winner and world number one Rafael Nadal earlier in the tournament.

June 3rd, 2009 Federer into French semis for 5th year in a rowPARIS — Roger Federer moved within two victories of completing a career Grand Slam at the French Open by beating 11th-seeded Gael Monfils of France 7-6 (6), 6-2, 6-4 Wednesday. Federer reached the semifinals for the 20th consecutive Grand Slam tournament, extending his own record.

May 24th, 2009 PARIS - No one has to tell Rafael Nadal that he's playing for history as he targets a record fifth consecutive French Open title. But the Spaniard cannot be worried by the weight of the record books and has come to Paris ready to just concentrate on his tennis in a special ambience.