Federer is the greatest as he clinches record 15th Grand Slam with epic contest with Roddick

Roger Federer is now officially the greatest player in the history of the sport of tennis after acheiving a record 15th Grand Slam after winning his sixth Wimbledon title against a stubborn Andy Roddick.
The American was expected to be easy pickings for the Swiss who had already beaten him in two previous Centre Court deciders. Roddick & Federer both served well holding serve until Roddick shocked the five time king of SW19 by breaking him in the twelfth game of the set to edge it 7-5. Roddick was on the verge of a huge upset in the second set when he held four set points at 6-2 in the tiebreak. The favourite won six unanswered points to restore parity. Federer took the third set on another tiebreak but Roddick broke back to take the match to a defining set as he won 6-3. The final set was a marathon with Federer managing to finally acheive his first break of serve in the 30th game of the set as he won 16-14 to acheive immortality.

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