Roger Federer 14 Grand Slams! Yes, we are sure Roger Federer is to win his 14th grand slam title on today’s French Open Men’s Final 2009.
The very first time of Roger Federer to lift Roland Garros Cup will equal him to be the tennis great Pete Sampras who is the first player to win 14 grand slams titles from all four major tennis events (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open).
As of the time this post was posted, Roger Federer led over against Swede Robin Soderling with 6:1, 7(1):6, and 4:3. During the 4th game of the second set, Federer was confronted by a bald man in red T-shirt who breached the security and run over Roger’s side to wrap a red flag around the Swiss star’s head.
Update: Federer beat Soderling in the third game with 6-4, winning the French Open Men’s Final 2009 and becoming the most great of tennis.
11:10: It’s over, Roger Federer is the French Open champion, and the greatest player in the history of the game. He drops to the court in tears. NBC’s broadcasters have gone silent; a classy way to handle this historic moment.
Since Nadal came on the scene, few people thought Federer would win this title. He was given a big opening this year when Nadal lost in the fourth round, and he took advantage of it.
How does Federer stack up against Pete Sampras, the other man who won 14 major titles? Federer is 27 years old; Sampras was 31 when he won his last major. Federer needed only 40 major tournaments to win 14; Sampras needed 52. Sampras, of course, never won the French Open. By taking it, Federer becomes the sixth man in history to capture all four major titles in his career (Andre Agassi, Roy Emerson, Rod Laver, Don Budge, and Fred Perry are the others).
For your information, the following are Roger Federer’s previous 13 Grand Slams titles:
2003 Wimbledon 2004 Wimbledon 2004 Australian Open 2005 US Open 2005 Wimbledon 2005 US Open 2006 Australian Open 2006 Wimbledon 2006 US Open 2007 Australian Open 2007 Wimbledon 2007 US Open 2008 US Open
Pregnant Mirka Federer Cheered on husband Roger Federer to his French Open 2009 win
