Sampras, at that stage, was in the middle of a run of success at the event which may never be seen again, having won four titles in a row and seven of the past eight. What followed was a match for the ages, and one which would change the landscape of professional tennis. One of these talents is, of course, Rafael Nadal, against whom he has had some of the most memorable matches of all time.
One of these was in , when Federer had won five consecutive titles, and a year-old Nadal was all that stood in the way of a sixth. The champ went down early, losing each of the first two sets Unwilling to concede his reign of dominance so easily to the young Spaniard, Federer fought back, winning the next two sets in thrilling tiebreakers. This time it was against Andy Roddick in , and lasted over 5 hours.
In a match lasting , the longest Wimbledon final on record, Federer lost an extraordinary match in the final to Novak Djokovic. Despite winning more points and games, and having two Championship points, Federer lost in a fifth-set tiebreak. Djokovic won all of the tiebreaks just as Federer did to Roddick in the final 10 years ago.
Clearly, few have been able to conquer Federer at Wimbledon since his reign started 16 years ago. Only two players boast a winning record against Federer at Wimbledon since One is Novak Djokovic, who beat Federer in consecutive finals there in and , and again in , to give himself an overall record in the head-to-head battle.
The legendary player also came in first as the male tennis player with the most Grand Slam tournament title wins as of Which professional female tennis player has the most Wimbledon wins? Since then, a variety of professional female tennis players have won Wimbledon titles. As of , the professional female tennis player with the most Wimbledon wins was Martina Navratilova with nine titles.
Steffi Graf and Serena Williams both tied for second in the ranking with seven wins each. You need a Single Account for unlimited access. Full access to 1m statistics Incl. Single Account. View for free. Show source. Show detailed source information?
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