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Roger Federer stands alone, now with 15 grand slam titles after outlasting a damn good Andy Roddick 5-7, 7-6, 7-6, 3-6 and 16 – 14 in as fine a 5th set as I have seen in a grand slam final. There may not have been the flair in this final as there was last year, but that may only have been the drier conditions, as the wet grass added a little something extra to that match between Nadal and Federer.

This time around, Federer ran into Roddick playing as well as I have ever seen him play, and managed to outlast him. Another joy to watch to close the mid-summer tennis classic. The match unfolded with Pete Sampras, Rod Laver, and Bjorn Borg in attendance (and sharing a row of seats), which was kinda cool.

At any rate, there should little left to argue with regard to Federer’s place among the all-time greats. He is at the head of the table.