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© Paul Zimmer

The dream comes true!

08.07.2007 | Tennis

Roger emulated the legendary Björn Borg when he captured his fifth successive Wimbledon title with a 7-6 (9-7), 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 2-6 and 6-2 win over Rafael Nadal in a thrilling final today.

 

It was Roger’s 11th career Grand Slam title, taking him within three of Pete Sampras's record of 14 and was his 54th consecutive grasscourt win. "Each win is special but to play a champion like Rafa and equalling Björn's record it makes it very special," said Roger who was later warmly embraced by the man whose Wimbledon record he'd just equalled. He added: "Rafa is a fantastic player who will be around longer than me so I'm happy to win again before he takes them all. It was a close match and I told Rafa at the net that he deserved it as well. Today I was the lucky one."

 

"Roger has had an amazing season and to win five Wimbledons in a row is fantastic," said Nadal, the triple French Open winner. Roger said: "I was drained mentally and physically. It was a huge occasion, the record was on the line... It just adds up and puts more pressure on you."

 

"To have Borg, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Boris Becker sitting there watching... I will take very special memories of this final."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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randld
07/11/2007 | 04:23 AM
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Congrats Roger! No one deserves it more than you. You're in a class all your own.
alemoller
07/11/2007 | 04:11 AM
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Parabéns Roger!!! Vc é o maior de todos os tempos!!!
chattie
07/11/2007 | 03:18 AM
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Congratulations to dear Roger!!!
I'm so proud of you!!!
You are the BEST!!!
myidolisfederer
07/11/2007 | 02:05 AM
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Congrats Rüdiger!
Sie wiest Nerven über Stahl noch einmal am abschließend verlegen.
Es würdet haben gewesen so bequem zu doppel Bruch fort beliebig man des breakpoints Rafa hatte am abschließend verlegen.
Falls die Resultat war nicht in ihrer begüns
myidolisfederer
07/11/2007 | 02:02 AM
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ICH meinen jedermann stimmt zu Nadal spieltet sein best beherzt immer. Aber es wasn't artig genug. Jene war sein EIN beherzt. Wenn Sie benötigt ihnen , tratet es rauf ein Gang vorüber Nadal's EIN beherzt , etwas irgend ein Kämpfer ist fähig über. Sie ausf
myidolisfederer
07/11/2007 | 01:57 AM
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Unserer Glück hat null begrenzt! Sehend Rüdiger mit die Meisterschaft Becher fürs 5th Jahreszahl Es ist sooooooooooooooo Furchteinflößend
EIN Million Wünsche ihnen Rüdiger!
Willkommen zur 2 Glied 5 Zeitrechnung Bohrer Meisterschaft Keule!
Celeberate
aruehli
07/11/2007 | 12:59 AM
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I think everyone agrees Nadal played his best game ever. But it wasn't good enough. That was his A game. When you needed to, you stepped it up a gear past Nadal's A game, something a champion is capable of. You do it all the time! Magic over muscle.
Aryta
07/11/2007 | 12:33 AM
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Roger:
No sabes el gusto que me dió verte ganar aunque fué con un poco de nervios me Encantó.
Muchas felicidades enserio lo mercías bien hecho
besos
Ariana
Ewanina
07/10/2007 | 11:43 PM
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thank you roger forall the emotions that YOU gave us in this final!!i am so happy for you....i nearly cried with you, it was amazing..you're theking of tennis, you know?i think you know it...
i wish all the best for you, really, all the best, because you
aces
07/10/2007 | 11:37 PM
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Congrats Roger!

You showed nerves of steel once again in the final set. It would have been so easy to double fault on any one of the 4 breakpoints Rafa had in the final set.

If the result was not in your favour, I would have stopped watching tennis.
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