The 2009 French Open was another spectacular grand slam which was played between Roger Federer vs Robin Soderling dated June 07, 2009. This was very special grand slam win for Roger as he equals the Pete Sampras’s record of 14 grand slam titles. Roger has undoubtedly proven his ability to deal with all obstacles on the clay court. Before this he lost to Nadal in four consecutive French open finals and extra pressure obviously on Roger to beat world # 23 Robin Soderling. Roger Federer showed a near flawless display of great tennis and pleased his fans with the full range of shots that have made him perhaps the greatest player of his ear, to sweep Robin Soderling (6/1, 7/6 (2), 6/4) and seal his first-ever French Open title.
The 2008 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 122nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England, United Kingdom, from June 23 through July 6, 2008.
Spanish player Rafael Nadal won the first Wimbledon title of his career; the first Grand Slam tournament he had won other than the French Open. Nadal defeated five-time defending champion Roger Federer in the final in what some regard as one of the greatest matches of all time.
The final Sunday, featuring the men’s singles final, saw Rafael Nadal win the first Wimbledon title of his career and fifth Grand Slam tournament. No. 1 seed and five time champion Roger Federer was aiming to equal William Renshaw’s record of six consecutive Wimbledon titles (1881–1886), and edge ever closer to Pete Sampras’s record of 14 Grand Slam titles, of which Federer had 12. Nadal, the No. 2 seed and four-time French Open champion was Federer’s challenger for the third consecutive year, and was aiming to become the first man since Björn Borg to win the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year. Nadal’s countryman, Manuel Santana, the last Spaniard to have won the Wimbledon title (in 1966), said Nadal could take inspiration from Spain’s victory in the recent European Championships, which Spain had last won in 1964.
Rafael Nadal climbs over a commentary box roof to receive the congratulations of Felipe, Prince of Asturias and his wife.
Rain and lightning delayed the final, scheduled for 14:00, until 14:35 (UTC+1). The final itself was a fragmented affair, with two rain delays removing the possibility of an uninterrupted final. However, the playing time made it the longest final in Wimbledon history, at four hours and 48 minutes.[85]
Nadal began well, winning the first set 6–4 in just under an hour, and taking the second by the same scoreline, despite having been down 4–1 at one point.[86] The third set was interrupted by rain delays but the players returned to finish the set with a tie break, which Federer won by seven points to five. The fourth mirrored the third by also going to a tie break, in which Nadal took a 5–2 lead. Nadal was on serve but served a double fault and then was forced by Federer in to a hitting a backhand into the net. Later in the tie break, Nadal had two championship points, including one on his serve, which he squandered, with Federer triumphing 10-8, and forcing a final set.[86] The fifth set went only four games before another rain delay; the score was 2–2 (40–40) when they returned. Nadal eventually prevailed, winning the final set 9–7, at 21:16 local time. Nadal celebrated his win by climbing to his family in the crowd, including coach Toni Nadal, and then traversed a roofed area to shake hands with members of Spanish royalty.[85] Pundit and three-time Wimbledon champion John McEnroe lauded it as “the greatest match I have ever seen.”
The 2009 French Open was another spectacular grand slam which was played between Roger Federer vs Robin Soderling dated June 07, 2009. This was very special grand slam win for Roger as he equals the Pete Sampras’s record of 14 grand slam titles. Roger has undoubtedly proven his ability to deal with all obstacles on the clay court. Before this he lost to Nadal in four consecutive French open finals and extra pressure obviously on Roger to beat world # 23 Robin Soderling. Roger Federer showed a near flawless display of great tennis and pleased his fans with the full range of shots that have made him perhaps the greatest player of his ear, to sweep Robin Soderling (6/1, 7/6 (2), 6/4) and seal his first-ever French Open title.
