Lucky 15 for Fed

Hey, I am n’t talking about the 15 grand slams in fed’s kitty but the stressful entertaining 16-14 in the fifth set of Wimbledon 2009.What a nail-biting evening it was.Best brand of tennis coupled with indefinite display of character from the two gladiators on court. “Where is this going?” was one question that kept knocking back everyone, perhaps the players themselves, after every game from 9-all in the 5th.

Andy Roddick was at his career best. Even if he didn’t win the title, the clash with fed made him equally deserving to share history. Wonderful service, which fed couldn’t crack even after a 4-hr long meet was as awesome as the 50-odd aces in fed’s account. The 21-shot rally was a manifestation of Roddick’s determination who earned each and every point with his skill. Though there were situations when fed did give a few games to him out of unforced errors, Roddick was proving his return with a calm composure and grit in the hit.

Federer,the No.1, just again.He could have wrapped it up much earlier- but then histories are never made in haste, aren’t they?

Btw, did anyone opine that Rafa’s absence made it easy for fed? Rethink.Rethink.Rethink.

1-0, 1-all, 2-1, 2-all, 3-2, 3-all, good lord these guys stretched out so much to pull it to a 13-all.It was kind of anxious, equally vexing at the same time thrilling that you actually were witnessing some great tennis, on its way to create history. Federer deserved to win his 15th title, but Wimbledon Final 2009, in particular, belonged to Andy Roddick. Magnificent battle on court– the drop shots, the angles, the placement and the service of Andy matched or perhaps at time surpassed the standards which the swiss maestro defined in tennis.Andy rocked!

Fed struggled with his forehand and in cashing on the deuce. But then the finish, the way it ended was kind of sudden. Because the audience were tuned in for an infinite loop of dualling from the two players that the winnning point was just a relief to the marathon of tennis. Terrific show of talent and character ever.

It was fun to watch Pete , Brooklyn and especially Mirka who were equally anxious about the outcome. Perhaps, Mirka should have avoided watching this.

Finally, here’s the tally:

LIST OF GRAND SLAM TITLES

15 – Roger Federer
14 – Pete Sampras
12 – Roy Emerson
11 – Rod Laver
11 – Bjorn Borg
10 – Bill Tilden
8 – Ken Rosewall
8 – Ivan Lendl
8 – Andre Agassi
8 – Jimmy Connors
8 – Fred Perry

Congrats, Fed..Now that he’s No.1, its kind of reassuring that things are back to normal.

(Personal update : This match is now the most reviewed issue whenever people meet at the workplace)

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