Andy Roddick tried his best and what good tennis he came up with but the Champion simply refused to buckle down under the immense pressure put by his opponent.
Today it may not be wrong to say that Roger was lucky. He was unable to do anything about the excellent service games played by Andy. But he is not a champion for nothing. Many people say that the absence of Nadal has helped him but it is far from the truth. He has beaten the best players time and again and I am sure he is not afraid of Nadal.
The turning point of the match was the second set tie break when Roger was about to go 0-2 down at 2-6. Then a nervous Andy messed up and lost seven points in a row to hand over the set to Roger. Although he did manage to get another chance by claiming the fourth set, Andy had opened the door for the champion in the second set and he just pushed in through the small opening.
The final set was epic. The longest set for the championship but the quality of tennis was limited to the service from both ends. Roger, I think, was lucky to have first serve in the set as Andy was always playing catch up and he finally had to give up as the Champion was ready to go at it for as long as it would take.
So it is 6 Wimbledon titles for Roger and more importantly 15 grand slams. Magnanimous Pete Sampras was in the royal box and saw his record go to the player he thinks is the all time best. Rod Laver who is considered the player comparable to Roger was also there and so was Bjorn Borg.
I could go on and on about the champions who have been but this moment is Roger's so I end with what he said that broke Andy's heart. He said he was not playing for records or being the number one in the world. He said he loved Tennis and would come back for more.
For record the score was 5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-5), 3-6 and 16-14.
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