8 times Roger Federer proved that he is the King of Grass

Roger Federer with the 2007 Wimbledon trophy

Wimbledon 2007: Def. Rafael Nadal in the final

By 2007, it was taken for granted that Federer would win the Championships easily, and so the news of him winning a 5^th title on the trot, however remarkable the feat was, was not looked at with much surprise. But all those who watched the match knew that the victory was far from easy.

The Swiss Maestro had to dig deep as Nadal breathed down his neck all match. The first four sets followed a see-saw pattern, but when Nadal had a bunch of break points at the start of the fifth, it looked like Federer’s invincible grasscourt run was about to end.

Federer prevailed in the end, winning 7-6(7), 4-6, 7-6(3), 2-6, 6-2, but this match was a precursor to his defeat in the Greatest Match Of All Time, the 2008 Wimbledon final.