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Federer-Roddick another instant classic
Originally Published: July 5, 2009
By
Ravi Ubha | Special to ESPN.com
WIMBLEDON, England -- Start buying your tickets for next year's Wimbledon final.
For two years in a row, tennis's most famous tournament produced a final for the ages. Though Roger Federer's win over Andy Roddick on Sunday perhaps fell short of last year's epic between Federer and Rafael Nadal, it was pretty darn close.
Nadal and Federer battled for nearly five hours, braving the conditions and each other, before the Spaniard finally ended the Swiss' reign at the All England Club. ...
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2009 WIMBLEDON
Women's singles: Serena Williams, United States
Men's singles:
Roger Federer, Switzerland
Men's doubles: Daniel Nestor, Canada, and Nenad Zimonjic, Serbia
Women's doubles: Venus and Serena Williams, United States
Mixed doubles: Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany and Mark Knowles, Bahamas
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Day 13
- Federer tops Roddick for record 15th Slam
- Garber: Federer needs OT to win
- Garber: Roddick never loses resolve
- Garber: Federer-Sampras timeline
- Ubha: Top Wimbledon finals
- Photo Gallery: Federer's road to 15
- Tandon: Wimbledon live blog -- Day 13
- Laver: True Grand Slam still possible
- Sampras happy for Federer

- Collins and Reilly on Federer's win

- Former champions reflect on Federer

- Men's final highlight

- Knowles-Groenefeld win mixed doubles
Day 12
- Serena topples Venus for third Wimby title
- Garber: Serena swipes title from Venus
- Ubha: Yankee Doodle Dandy for U.S. tennis
- Ubha: What now for Roddick?
- Writers' roundup: Who will win the final?
- Nestor-Zimonjic win men's doubles
- Williams sisters win doubles
- Tandon: Wimbledon live blog
- Bud Collins on Serena's win

- Keys to Serena's victory

- Serena speaks after winning

- Serena on Wimbledon win

- Roddick's Grand Slam drought

Day 11
- Federer, Roddick to meet in final
- Garber: Roddick crushes hopes of British
- Williams sisters reach women's doubles final
- Garber: Unlikely union of Federer-Sampras
- Writers' roundup: Who will win the final?
- Tandon: Wimbledon live blog -- Day 11
- Bodo: Which sister is in better form?
- Federer defeats Haas in three

- Brad Gilbert instant analysis

- Roddick speaks after win

- Digital Serve

- Roddick speaks after win

Day 10
- Williams sisters to meet in final
- Blake, Fish ousted in men's doubles semis
- Ubha: Serena in a fist fight until the end
- Ubha: Drama unfolds in Serena's win
- Garber: England finally embracing Murray
- Tandon: Wimbledon live blog -- Day 10
- Vote: Who will win the Venus-Serena final?
- Serena Williams advances to final

- Mary Joe's take on Serena

- Venus crushed Dementieva

- Serena speaks after epic win

- Ode to Wimbledon

- Men's semifinal preview

- Bud and Ravi preview semifinals

Day 9
- Federer, Haas, Murray, Roddick reach semis
- Garber: Roddick triumphs in five-setter
- Ubha: Women's semifinal preview
- Garber: Wimby semis not enough for Haas
- Tandon: Wimbledon live blog -- Day 9
- Number of Wimbledon flu cases up to 28
- Head racket stringer ready for finals
- Haas upsets Djokovic

- Williams sisters reach doubles semifinals

- Federer rolls over Karlovic

- Roddick defeats Hewitt

- Murray moves on

- Bud's take on Federer

- Women's semifinal preview

- Roddick reaches semifinals

- Reilly on the hopes of Andy Murray

Day 8
- Semis: Williams sisters, Safina, Dementieva
- Garber: Will Safina rise to the occasion?
- Garber: Age is just a number for this trio
- Ubha: Men's quarterfinal preview
- Hewitt isn't ready to act his age
- Tandon: Wimbledon live blog -- Day 8
- Ivanovic told to rest after tearing muscle
- Digital Serve

- Venus, Serena advance

- Comparing the sisters

- Shuffle at the top

- Old school, new school

- Andy Roddick's pursuit

- Day 8 recap

- Serena sails to semis

- Quarterfinal's preview

- Collins on Williams sisters

Day 7
- Women | Men
- Garber: Murray delivers stirring win
- Garber: Federer's results unmatched
- Ubha: Women's quarterfinal preview
- Ubha: Injured Williamses show no ill effects
- Tandon: Wimbledon live blog -- Day 7
- Centre Court roof closes for first time
- Officials downplay swine flu fears
- Evert: Women's 'grunting' out of hand
- Federer feeling good after win

- Williamses, Federer win

- Roddick rolls over Berdych

- Bud and Ravi preview Day 8

- Bud Collins on the thriving Germans

- Murray survives under the roof

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