2009 Wimbledon Final: Roger/Roddick

Even though I always wanted him to win, I’ve often been harsh on Andy Roddick in the past, accusing him of not trying hard enough, and that he was more concerned with being a celebrity than a top-level tennis player.  I was wrong. Roddick proved that today, with a hard-fought loss to Federer in the Wimbledon final.  Andy stretched the match as far as possible, when...

Andy Roddick did all he could, but more than four hours of play and a 16-14 fifth set ended in a fifteenth grand slam for Federer.

You bagged Brooklyn Decker! Sorry about Wimbledon though.

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- Wimbledon runner-up Andy Roddick withdrew Monday from the U.S. Davis Cup team's quarterfinal at Croatia, citing a right hip flexor injury.

Andy Roddick took Roger Federer to the limit. He appeared at times on the verge of a career-defining victory. But, by literally the slimmest of margins, Roddick lost. He faced the best, gave his greatest effort and was not good enough. It will affect his legacy. The difference between victory and defeat is soul-crushing. Could [...]

.nobrtable br { display: none }NBC drew strong ratings for a classic Wimbledon final.Roger Federer's five-set victory over Andy Roddick drew a 4.2/12 overnight rating on NBC Sunday afternoon, down 9% from a 4.6/12 for last year's Nadal/Federer final. This year's final ended approximately three hours earlier than last year's rain-delayed match.The 4.2 overnight is...

Roger Federer won his record 15th Grand Slam title Sunday, outlasting Andy Roddick for his sixth Wimbledon championship in a marathon match that went to 16-14 in the fifth set.

Words By Patrick M. I’m not sure when Hip-Hop became an adjective (Can someone consult the OED for me?). But I am sure that if Gotty, KRS-ONe, Scarface, Snoop (the rapper) and Snoop (aka Felicia Pearson) were brainstorming a list of the least “Hip-Hop,” things in this world, tennis, Roger Federer and Wimbledon would be battling [...]

Roger Federer reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final Friday by beating Tommy Haas of Germany 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-3. Federer won five consecutive titles at the All England Club before losing to Rafael Nadal in last year's final. At this year's tournament, the second-seeded Swiss is trying to win his record 15th Grand Slam title. Federer played excellent tennis Friday...

by Greg CouchFiled under: PGAI'm going with Tiger in the Tiger Woods-Roger Federer debate. And I'll take tennis in the tennis-golf debate.Woods and Federer are lumped in the same discussion here because they share similar greatness, a friendship and, of course, the same agent, who keeps marketing them together, putting them in the same commercials, in the stands when the...

Roger Federer returned to the top of the ATP rankings Monday, a day after winning Wimbledon by edging Andy Roddick 16-14 in the longest fifth set in Grand Slam final history.

When Rafael Nadal proclaimed two weeks ago that he was not going to be healthy enough to defend his crown, the wind was severely taken out of Wimbledon's sails. No longer could Wimbledon offer the amazing 5-set final between Nadal and Federer. No longer would Federer need to get over the Nadal hurdle to win his record 15th major. Everything seemed to line up towards Federer destroying...

Roger Federer has reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final Friday by beating Tommy Haas of Germany 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-3.

Roger Federer's record-setting 15th major victory drew solid numbers on NBC, but it could not top the audience for Tiger Woods' victory at a far less prestigious tournament later in the day.Tiger Woods' victory in the final round of the AT&T National drew a 4.6/11 overnight rating on CBS Sunday, up a whopping 207% from a 1.5/3 last year, up 59% from a 2.9/7 in '...

(Photo by Harry DiOrio/Getty Images For ATP) The two amazing athletes won again on the same day. Roger Federer won his 6th Wimbledon and 15th Major, while Tiger Woods took the AT&T National for 68th PGA Tour victory. (photo: news.yahoo.com) Roger Federer won the Wimbledon men’s singles title in a showdown that lasted more than four [...]