Top 5 five setters which Roger Federer won

Roger Federer v Rafael Nadal (Wimbledon Final, 2007)

The 2007 Wimbledon Championship final is hailed as one of the greatest matches of all time

Ask any true tennis fan which has been the best match they have witnessed in the Open Era, they'll be most likely to scratch their heads and with a shade of confusion in their eyes say, " It must be Wimbledon finals of 2007 or 2008. I cannot decide," for sure.

At a moment when Federer was at his surging best having had the most stellar 2006 possible where he won the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open, in came Rafael Nadal the following year at the Swiss man's favourite grass turf at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club to challenge his authority.

Having had suffered a defeat in 2006 against the King of Grass in Wimbledon, Nadal came in blazing all guns to seek revenge, riding high on the success of winning his third consecutive French Open title in 2007.

As they headed out to play, none of the two greats had the remotest idea that this match would be a historical event in the calendar of tennis. This was the first time both Nadal and Federer had to go to the extent of playing five sets in a Grand Slam final. With every swing of the racquet, the match was packed with drama carried out over a long 3 hours 45 minutes clash.

Too much was at stake for Federer who was eyeing to equal Bjorn Borg's record of five consecutive Big W titles and win his 11th Grand Slam. In the incredibly tense 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–2 clash, Federer managed to tame Nadal for the second year in a row and crowned himself the King after a tough battle in five sets.