Eight Titles: Grand Slam final record that Roger Federer took in Wimbledon 2009 that will likely never be broken again
Roger Federer’s name is synonymous with Wimbledon, and with good reason.
Roger Federer : After all, he remains the greatest male champion in the competition’s history, having won eight titles during arguably the most competitive era the sport has ever had.
He not only had to contend with Rafael Nadal, but later Novak Djokovic, who became arguably just as competent on this surface as he was.
However unlikely, there’s still every chance that the legendary Serbian could match his number of titles at the All-England Club before he calls time on his spectacular career.
But, one record that Roger Federer snatched in the 2009 Wimbledon final, during his dramatic win over Andy Roddick, will likely never be beaten.
The record Roger Federer broke in Wimbledon 2009 vs Andy Roddick
Whilst Federer’s quality obviously played a huge part in this achievement, there’s another crucial factor why this record will likely not be broken again.
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And that is because, in 2019, they changed the format of matches which sought to shorten them significantly.
Previously, if a Grand Slam match went to five sets, the fifth would have to get to 12-12 in games before a tiebreak was played.
However, with the change, that became the more widely recognised 6-6 scoreline which commanded a deciding tiebreak.
With that in mind, the fact that Federer hit 50 aces during that 2009 Wimbledon final against Roddick remains a mind-blowing figure, and still to this day the highest number of aces made in any Grand Slam final.
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The very first major that Federer ever won unsurprisingly came at Wimbledon, as he overcame Mark Philippoussis in 2003. Then, the year later he began his All-England dominance over Andy Roddick, who he would finish his career with a 21-3 win/loss ratio.
A third straight Wimbledon came again in 2005, once again beating Roddick, before Rafael Nadal then announced himself as a new problem for Federer to fix.
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Although he would cause the Swiss superstar so much heartache, he still managed to beat the Spaniard in both the 2006 and 2007 Wimbledon finals, making it a stunning five titles in a row.
2008 saw Nadal beat Federer at Wimbledon, but it was back to winning ways in 2009, with Roddick his victim once again.
There was then a curious three-year gap before his next final, where he broke British hearts by beating Andy Murray in his first Wimbledon final.
This marked his last title here for some time, as Djokovic began to establish his dominance as age caught up with Federer.
He lost the 2014 and 2015 finals to him, and his last-ever Grand Slam final at Wimbledon too in 2019. This was inarguably one of the most crushing matches across his entire career.
But, he fortunately managed to secure that elusive eighth title in 2017, brushing aside Marin Čilić to forge another record that, for now, seems unreachable.
