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MEN'S FINAL |
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Epic win gives Federer record 15th Slam
Roger Federer became tennis's greatest men's champion as he beat Andy Roddick 5-7 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-5) 3-6 16-14 to claim his sixth Wimbledon crown. It was a record 15th Grand Slam title, surpassing Pete Sampras who was in the Royal Box. |
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Federer feels the hand of history
It's not often applause rings out in the All England Club's press room - but after six Wimbledon singles titles and 15 Grand Slams the presence of Roger Federer was enough to prompt a break of protocol. |
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Roddick too pained to discuss defeat
The last place Andy Roddick wanted to be was sitting in front of the world’s media answering questions about a defeat that was so fresh it was only an hour old. He had given so much on court there was nothing left to give. |
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Federer the three-minute wonder
Three minutes in an epic match showed why Roger Federer is a true champion. Roddick had four breakpoints for a two-set lead. The Swiss stayed calm and saved them all. And in those four points and three minutes, Federer became great. |
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Roddick's second set nightmare
How often will Andy Roddick wake in the night over the coming months and find himself back on Centre Court, reliving his failure to convert one of the four set points he held in the second set tiebreak? |
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Match analysis: Federer v Roddick
Both players produced exemplary grasscourt performances in a match whose outcome hinged on the tiniest of margins. Each player's service and their ability to pounce on the second service of their opponent was key. |
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Blog: Records tumble in Federer's wake
The epic men's final between Roger Federer and Andy Roddick saw a number of records broken. |
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LADIES' FINAL |
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Serena seizes crown from Venus
Serena Williams claimed back the ladies' singles title from her sister Venus with a straight sets victory. The first set was close,with Serena winning the tiebreak, but then Venus quickly lost the second set as she struggled with her serve. |
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Serena reveals formula for success
Wimbledon Ladies' Champion Serena Williams has revealed that her formula for success is "Never give up, always keep fighting". That approach has now won her an 11th Grand Slam. |
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Champion Serena laughs off No.2 ranking
Serena Williams entered dangerous diplomatic territory when she reflected on the rankings system after her final win. “I think if you hold three Grand Slam titles maybe you should be No.1, but not on the WTA Tour obviously." |
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No excuses as Venus eclipsed
After losing the final Venus Williams refused to blame her ailing left knee, which has been heavily strapped throughout the tournament, or her service, which was below par during the match, for her defeat. |
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Venus cracks in final act
Invulnerable to mental pressure in any other match throughout the fortnight, Venus Williams could not hold it together at the crucial moment against her sister in the second set after having already lost a tense opening tiebreak. |
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DOUBLES |
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Sisters sweep to doubles crown
Singles champion Serena WIlliams rounded off a memorable day for her after teaming up with sister Venus to beat Australian pair Sam Stosur and Rennae Stubbs 7-6, 6-4 and retain their ladies' doubles crown. |
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Nestor/Zimonjic retain doubles trophy
Defending champions Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic retained their Wimbledon crown by defeating top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan in a high-quality final. The first three sets went to tiebreaks before the second seeds raced away to victory. |
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Knowles and Groenefeld win mixed
Mark Knowles and Anne-Lena Groenefeld sprang a suprise in the mixed doubles final, beating top seeds Leander Paes and Cara Black. The pair came back from two breaks down in the first set to take it 7-5, before winning the second 6-3. |
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French pair are men's wheelchair winners
Top seeds Stephane Houdet and Michael Jeremiasz of France beat third seeds Robin Ammerlaan of the Netherlands and Shingo Kunieda of Japan in a close-fought final of the wheelchair doubles. |
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Dutch pair win ladies' wheelchair title
Esther Vergeer and Korie Homan made Wimbledon history by winning the inaugural ladies wheelchair doubles title. The Dutch pair were in sparkling form in their win over Lucy Shuker and Daniela Di Toro. |
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BEST OF THE WEBSITE |
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Matches of the tournament
They say lightning doesn't strike twice - but after a fortnight of perfect weather, the phenomenon of a Championships ending with a classic men's singles final was repeated, and this time the rain didn't intervene. |
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Quotes of the tournament
A selection of highlights from the many press conferences that took place over the 13 days of play Wimbledon 2009. |
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Wimbledon 2009 Facts and Figures
Facts and figures from the 2009 Championships, including attendance, the total number of tennis balls used and the number strawberries sold during Wimbledon 2009. |
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Best of tennis shorts
Each day we blogged about Wimbledon colour on and off the court. Here are five of the best. |
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Highlights of Junior Wimbledon 2009
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Best of the fashion blogs
Cheeky T-shirts, tattoos and Timberlake hats: our fashion bloggers have picked up all the trends this Wimbledon. |
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Best of Postcards from Wimbledon
It's mind blowing to look back at the Postcards from Wimbledon blog and see the sheer volume of work churned out by the three poets who were engaged to write about The Championships. |
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Best of Twitter
This year the team at wimbledon.org provided the most up-to-date coverage of The Championships via Twitter. Here is a collection of tweets from twitter.com/wimbledon, twitter.com/centre_court and twitter.com/no1court. |
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