THIS IS THE THREAD to discuss the 2009 WIMBLEDON FINAL between Roger Federer and Andy Roddick.

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Centre Court, Wimbledon, SW19:
Roger Federer 3-2 Andy Roddick
5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 16-14

An epic final was won by Roger Federer, against Andy Roddick who did himself and his fans proud, in a Wimbledon final that saw Roger Federer beat Pete Sampras' Grand Slam record. Both players were outstanding in the final.

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Date: Sunday 5 July 2009

Players: Roger Federer (Sui) v Andy Roddick (USA)

Venue: Centre Court, Wimbledon

Play start time: 1400 BST

Coverage: Live on BBC One and on the BBC Sport website

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PREVIEW:
Roger Federer takes on Andy Roddick looking to make Wimbledon history on Sunday. The Swiss second seed is looking for his sixth Wimbledon title, against the number six seed. The two players have met twice before in the Wimbledon final, with Roger Federer winning both of them. In 2004, Federer won by three sets to one, before winning in straight sets one year later in 2005. Roger Federer beat Tommy Haas in his semi-final on Friday, whilst Andy Roddick dashed Britain's hopes of a men's finalist, by winning 3-1 on Friday.

The last six Wimbledon finals have only involved three players - Roger Federer (6 times), Andy Roddick (3 times) and Rafael Nadal (3 times).

"I'm very proud of all the records I've achieved because I never thought I would be that successful as a kid" - Roger Federer

"I had to play my best tennis to win. I can't say enough good things about Andy's game. But I can play some tennis sometimes. Not many people were giving me much of a chance, but I knew if I could stay the course, I had a chance" - Andy Roddick

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THE PLAYERS:
ROGER FEDERER
Roger Federer is in his seventh consecutive Wimbledon final, and is aiming to win his sixth, should he beat Andy Roddick on Sunday. Federer will move to within one Wimbledon win of Pete Sampras' (and Brit William Renshaw, who won it seven times in the 1880's) record, Sampras winning at the All England club seven times to Federer's five. However, Federer will overtake Björn Borg's five-time Wimbledon winning record if he wins on Sunday.

ANDY RODDICK
Andy Roddick has been the runner-up at at Wimbledon twice, and both times losing to Roger Federer. Roddick will become the first American to win Wimbledon since Pete Sampras' seventh victory in 2000. Incidentally, the last six Wimbledon finals have involved Andy Roddick three times.

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PLAYERS' ROAD TO THE FINAL:
ROGER FEDERER (2)
R1: Yen-Hsun Lu 7-5, 6-3, 6-2
R2: Garcia-Lopez 6-2, 6-2, 6-4
R3: Kohlschreiber (27) 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1
R4: Soderling (13) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5)
QF: Karlovic (22) 6-3, 7-5, 7-6 (7-3)
SF: Haas (24) 7-6 (7-3), 7-5, 6-3
Roger Federer was in the bottom half of the draw

ANDY RODDICK (6)
R1: Chardy 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-3
R2: Kunitsyn 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
R3: Melzer (26) 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 6-3
R4: Berdych (20) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, 6-3
QF: Hewitt 6-3, 6-7 (10-12), 7-6 (7-1), 4-6, 6-4
SF: Murray (3) 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (9-7), 7-6 (7-5)
Andy Roddick was in the top half of the draw

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HEAD TO HEAD:
Both players have played against each other 20 times, with Roger Federer winning 18 of them. On grass, Federer leads Roddick 3-0.

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Who will win Wimbledon 2009?

How many sets will they win in?

Do both players deserve to be in the final?