Grass king Federer meets Sampras' Wimbledon record

Published time: July 08, 2012 18:59
Edited time: July 08, 2012 23:02
Roger Federer kisses the trophy after his men's singles final victory over Britain's Andy Murray on day 13 of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships (AFP Photo/Leon Neal)

Roger Federer has claimed a record-tying seventh Wimbledon title, beating Andy Murray in a close four-set final battle.

The 17-time Grand Slam champion took the most after the roof was closed early in the third set, giving Murray little chance to end Britain's 76-year wait for a homegrown men's champion.

“It has worked out so many times over the years here at Wimbledon that I play my best in the semis and the finals,” Federer said. “I couldn't be more happy. It feels great being back here as the winner.”

Sunday's match was the first Wimbledon singles final to be played with the roof closed. The roof was first used at the All England Club in 2009.

“When the roof closed, he played unbelievable tennis,” Murray said.

Federer is now 17-7 in Grand Slam finals, including 7-1 at Wimbledon. “It's amazing. It equals me with Pete Sampras, who's my hero,” Federer said. “It just feels amazing.”

Besides Sampras, William Renshaw also won seven Wimbledon titles, but he did it at a time when the defending champion was given a bye into the following year's final.

Meanwhile, Murray dropped to 0-4 in major finals, with three of those losses coming against Federer.

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Tadeusz Lubomirski (unregistered) 11.07.2012 17:42

USA (unregistered) wrote in #4
Hate and discrimination against Russians, Serbs and East Europeans (useful idiots included) permeates every single Western Organization, any organization..!!!   I was indoctrinated by the government and media  to hate you since I was 5 years old! I was taught superiority towards you Russians and fear of Jews and Blacks.
XXXXX XXXX indeed hate and discrimination against Poles and Russians (other East European) in the west is everywhere, from business practices to sport to social events. Everywhere. Once I heard some Ukrainian women ( with degrees of medical doctors) but forced to work as Nurses in the West, complaining about painful discriminatory practices against them, do you know what they were told by very liberal Obama-loving western management?  They were told:  “ to work harder, to suck up, to lift themselves by boot straps , in essence, to shut up and stop complaining and stop talking about fairness or they will end up on the street” Try to tell exactly that the Black or a Jew medical doctors who complains that he is being discriminating against ha ha ha ha You my dear, would be flatten and branded  ugly Racist anti-Semite for Life if not longer. East Europeans are treated in the west far worse than Jews or Even Blacks! Which bothers me immensely!

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USA (unregistered) 11.07.2012 04:22

Bulov wrote in #6

. .................... ...........XXXXXX did brainwashing work? do you still hate Russians ? feeling superiority towards Russians? let me know   I love your honesty   che ers   +++ ++++++++++++++++++++ + Yes, I was indoctrinated by the government and media  to hate you since I was 5 years old! I was taught superiority towards you Russians and fear of Jews and Blacks. ....but as a result  hmmmmmm I love you Russians and hate Blacks and Jews...isn’t that something. There are millions folks like me in the USA :) God bless Russia, the only antidote to New World Order and Globalist Psychopaths    

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Bulov 11.07.2012 01:53

USA (unregistered) wrote in #5
Bulov wrote in #2

T he Wimbledon Western Pigs would do anything so SERB (NOVAK DJOKOVIC) ...WOULD LOSE! .

His family was killed by NATO  genocidal and most cowardly bombings while he was sheltered by his mother in basement where he learnt most of his tennis by bouncing ball off the wall …. ........ .................Dea r Bulov, pls use shorter sentences.
love you man!
again agree 100%

.... .................... ........XXXXXX di d brainwashing work? do you still hate Russians ? feeling superiority towards Russians? let me know   I love your honesty   che ers  

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