2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final
The 2009 Wimbledon Championships Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. A significant part of the Federer–Roddick rivalry, it pitted five-time champion Roger Federer against American Andy Roddick for the third time in a Wimbledon final and the fourth time in a Grand Slam final. After 4 hours and 17 minutes, Federer won 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 16–14. This match was historic as it saw Federer capture his fifteenth major title, breaking the all-time Grand Slam record held by Pete Sampras. The victory also caused Federer to reclaim the world number 1 ranking from his rival Rafael Nadal.
| Roger Federer (2) vs. Andy Roddick (6) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Sunday, 5 July 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Tournament | The Championships, Wimbledon | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Centre Court, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chair umpire | Lars Graff | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 4 hours 17 minutes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Roger Federer broke the all-time record with his 15th Grand Slam championship | |||||||||||||||||||
The championship set a record for longest match played in Grand Slam final history (in terms of games), due, particularly, to the unprecedented thirty games contested in the ultimate set.
This record will likely never be broken, due to a tie-break rule imposed by the Grand Slam Board in March 2022, which enforces a 10-point tie-break once the score reaches 6–6 in any Grand Slam final set.