In 2001, Pete Sampras was defeated at the Wimbledon by a rookie from Switzerland. Back then, no one knew who this youngster was. They only knew that his name was Roger Federer.

   Eight years later, it was only fitting that Roger Federer was playing the 2009 Wimbledon's men's final for the ultimate gold. Federer wasn't playing just to win — he was playing to be the best ever in tennis. In the 2009 French Open, Federer defeated Robin Soderling and won his 14th tennis grand slam title. He equalled the highest grand slam titles set by Sampras who won his 14th grand slam title at the 2002 US Open against Andre Agassi.

 Federer's dream to capture the record-setting 15th grand slam would have come true earlier, but Rafael Nadal was blocking his way. Nadal defeated him in the finals of French Open (2007 and 2008), 2008 Wimbledon and 2009 Australian Open. This year when Nadal didn't enter the Wimbledon championships.

 On July 5, 2009, Federer fought an epic battle against Andy Roddick, who was the runner-up at the Wimbledon Championships of 2004 and 2005. Roddick also didn't go down that easily. The 26-year-old American gave Federer a tough time on Centre Court as well. At the end of the fourth set, the scoreboard was reading 5-7 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-5) 3-6. Both men had won two sets each and so the fifth and final set was the decider. 

 The final set was the longest set in Wimbledon history in terms of games played. In every set, Roddick gave his best but Federer was a little better. In the fifth set, the match kept going and going. Federer needed a two points lead to win the championship, and Roddick was always right behind him to equal the score. The fifth set score was 14-14 when Federer moved on to 14-15. And then, he had to restrict Roddick from scoring a point.

Peter Samras made a surprise entrance at Wimbledon where he was seated in the Royal Box. Tennis greats Rod Laver and Bjorn Borg were also there. The match was like the changing of the guards when Federer scored the final point and the scoreboard was telling the complete story of an epic final; 5-7 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-5) 3-6 16-14. It was a fight none of the two men were willing to loose. Roddick gave his best but the man from Sweden, who defeated Pete Sampras eight years ago, claimed his place on the throne.

Federer's sixth Wimbledon win came after a match that went on for four hours and 16 minutes. Many had predicted the match to be a one-sided affair as Federer has much more Wimbledon final experience than Roddick, but Roddick proved to be a worthy competitor. Federer had four break points during the match, and every time Roddick fought back. In my opinion, no one lost at this year's Wimbledon's final, keeping in view the fortitude that the two men showed. But, in the end, it was Federer's day.

 By winning the 2009 Wimbledon championships, Federer became the sixth player to win all grand slam titles. The other five to do so before him are Don Budge, Fred Perry, Roy Emerson, Rod Laver and Andre Agassi. Roger Federer, nicknamed, Swiss Maestro and Fed Express, reached the top in professional tennis history with 15 grand slam titles under his belt. Federer is now back as the number one tennis player and as the undisputed king of grand slams.