What a final!

I was in for a real treat on Sunday watching the men's final at Wimbledon. 5-time champ Roger Federer faced Andy Roddick, who had been playing some remarkable tennis leading up to the match. I knew Roddick would give the Fed a good fight, but I never would have predicted it would be as close as it was. The first set stayed on serve until the 12th game, when Roddick broke to steal the first set 7-5. Sets two and three both stayed on serve and went to tiebreaks, both of which were won by Federer. The first one was rough on Andy, who had a 6-2 lead and then lost the next 6 points. Amazingly, he kept his composure and didn't lose serve in the next set. In the fourth set he broke Roger once again to win 6-3. Finally, in the fifth and decisive set where there are no tiebreakers, the two stayed on serve through 29 games. At 15-14, Federer finally broke serve and won the match. I can only imagine how devastating it must have been for Roddick. Lots of tennis greats were in attendance, including Sampras, Borg, and Laver. The title was Federer's 15th major, which puts him at number one on the all-time list, ahead of Pete.