5 Greatest Wimbledon finals of all time

4) Roger Federer vs Andy Roddick, 2009

Andy Roddick was a veteran at colossal five-set battles, but more often than not he ended up on the wrong side of the result. It was no different when the Swiss maestro met the fiery American on 5th July 2009 at the All England Club.

This was their third meeting in a Wimbledon final, with Federer convincingly outplaying Roddick in the first two.

Roddick had fought hard in the lead up to the final, beating Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Murray in the previous rounds. On the contrary, Federer had cruised past his opponents without dropping a single set in the process.

The setting was perfect, and the two gladiators took centre stage on Centre Court. Federer was looking for his sixth title and Roddick was hoping to spoil the party.

The American started strongly, serving his way to the first set 7-5. It had always been difficult to break Roddick's serve, but if anyone could do it then it was the great Roger Federer. That Sunday though, Roddick had different plans. He was seemingly serving better with every game.

The second set went to a tie breaker which Roddick led 6-2, but Federer saved 4 set points and somehow managed to win it. The third set also went to a tie breaker with both the men tightly holding their serve. Federer won it comfortably and was one set away from clinching yet another Grand Slam.

To everyone's surprise though, Roddick broke Federer in the fourth set and leveled the match by winning it 6-3. Then began the historic fifth set for the epic finale.

There was not a single break point opportunity in the first 16 games. At 8-8 the Swiss was in a moment of bother, serving at 15-40, but managed to deny Roddick an opportunity to serve for the Championship.

No more break points were offered till 14-15, when Federer broke Roddick's serve for the first time in the match and conquered a record 15th Grand Slam. The match is remembered as much for its longevity as for Roddick's heartbreaking post match speech.

Tennis - 2009 Wimbledon Championships - Day Thirteen - The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club