Wimbledon 2009

I was just watching the Wimbledon Championship match between Andy Roddick and Roger Federer, and was glued to the tv for 3 hours. This match is an instant classic for several reasons. First of all Federer now stands alone with 15 Grand Slam's, passing Pete Sampras who was present at the match, 7 years after his last match on center court. Secondly, this match was the longest match ever played at Wimbledon, going 7-5, 6-7, 6-7, 6-3, 14-16 in favor of Federer. I am not a huge fan of tennis, but this was simply an amazing match to watch. I can't lie, I was rooting for Andy the whole way, being an American, but I was happy to see Federer make history right in front of my eyes. The whole time during the 5th set I was confident that Roddick was going to pull through and steal the match from Federer since he did not lose a single Service game the whole match until his last, but fatigued seemed to step in and hinder Roddick's game in the end. Roddick played his ass off, not only in this match, but the whole Wimbeldon series. Beating Australia's Hewitt, the hometown's favorite Murray, and almost pulling it out against the game's greatest, Federer, Roddick had a great week in in England. Throughout the match the crowd slightly favored Roddick as he put on a show with both his serve and newly improved volley-game, and the same goes for the commentators. While everyone clearly appreciated the history that was made today, except for the Roddick camp of course, I believe that deep down inside everyone wanted to see Roddick pull off the upset on center court. No matter the outcome, I knew the match was going to be satisfying, and am grateful that I happened to turn on the TV to channel 10 this morning. Thank you both Federer and Roddick for a great match and entertaining the world for 4 and a half hours. Congratulations to Federer to on his record setting 15th Grand Slam victory, and Roddick keep up the hard work, it's clearly paying off.