The Best Wimbledon Match Ever?

Can Roger Federer Win Grand Slam Title 15 at Wimbledon in 2009

On June 22nd the Wimbledon Grand Slam Tennis Championship starts. Can Roger Federer win his 15th Tennis Grand Slam? Can he prove unequivocally that he is indeed the greatest tennis play in the world? Federer is only 27 years of age. Somewhere along the way he can win another Tennis Grand Slam title. He will break the record that he shares with Pete Sampras of 14 Grand Slam titles. Pete Sampras was 31 when he won his 14th tennis Grand Slam record. Can Roger win at Wimbledon in 2009, and win his 15th Grand Slam.

Again the biggest obstacle for Roger will be Rafael Nadal. Nadal has a 13-7 lead against Federer. This Nadal dominance against Roger has also shown up on the face of Federer. Rafael Nadal has recently started to dominate Roger Federer over the last couple of years. In the July 2009 of Tennis magazine, there is an article about a psychologist called Dr Vic Braden who used the same facial techniques used by security forces that are used to identify terrorists to analyze Roger Federer. When he was facing his opponents, he would focus straight ahead, eyes wide open, and his mouth turned upwards. But when Federer faced Rafael Nadal, Roger would look down and frown, whether they were warming up or playing a match. It is very clear that Rafael has a negative psychological impact on Roger which affects his play against Nadal.

Roger was clearly optimistic when he did not have to face Nadal in the French Open. When Federer had to play Robin Soderling, I am sure that Roger was not concerned about his chances against Soderling, as Federer has not lost to someone ranked below 20, and Soderling is ranked at 25.

Rafael Nadal's 4th round exit in the French Open is being blamed on knee problems. Was Nadal exhausted, he has played a lot of tennis on clay courts lately. Maybe, it was a psychological ploy to give Roger Federer a sense of over confidence going into Wimbledon or maybe it was just an excuse to explain Nadal's early exit in the French Open. Nadal has played matches and won championships with bandaged knees before. Maybe Rafael's love of the hard courts are paying a price. We will not know for sure until July 5th whether Nadal is ready to repeat as the winner of Wimbledon 2009.

Both Andy Murray(Rank #3) and Novak Djokovic (Rank #4) have beaten Federer twice each in major tournaments in 2009, and each one could very easily spoil Federer's quest for the 15th Grand Slam victory at Wimbledon. Murray and Djokovic are both are 22 years of age, and either one is capable of breaking out and winning at Wimbledon. Djokovic has won the Australian Open (2008), and competed in the finals of the 2007 US Open. Andy Murray competed against Roger Federer in the 2009 Finals of the US Open.

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History of Wimbledon

Wimbledon History - Part 1

The most prestigious tennis tournament in the world, Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam event not to have a fixed date, commencing six weeks before the first Monday in August.

The tournament lasts for a fortnight, or for as long as necessary to complete all events.

Today, Wimbledon boasts the most talented players in the world and annual attendances of over 450,000 people.

But it is not just the calibre of players which makes the Wimbledon Championships so special, but also their rich history. For a professional tennis player, winning Wimbledon is the pinnacle of any career.

The first Wimbledon event was staged in 1877 by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, to raise money for a new roller. The competition had only 22 male participants.

It wasn't until 1884 that the Ladies' Singles and Men's Doubles was introduced.

The game's first superstars were British twins Ernest and William Renshaw. Together the "Renshaw Rush", either separately or as Doubles partners, won 13 titles between 1881 and 1889.

The event achieved global status in 1905, when May Sutton of the United States became the first overseas winner, claiming the Ladies' Singles title.

Two years later, Norman Brookes of Australia became the first Men's Singles champion from overseas.

Brookes' win would change Wimbledon forever. Only two other British men would win the championship again - Arthur Gore and Fred Perry.

The ever-increasing international appeal of Wimbledon enabled it to thrive during the 1920s.

Britain's 35-year domination of the Ladies' Singles ended in 1919 with the emergence of Suzanne Lenglen of France.

France went on to dominate the championship that decade, producing at least one Singles champions each year during the '20s.

The French quartet known as the 'Four Musketeers' - Rene Lacoste, Jean Borotra, Henri Cochet and Jacques Brugnon - ruled the roost.

Only American Bill Tilden broke their stranglehold. After setting Wimbledon alight in 1920, his efforts flowed over into the next decade with a title win in 1930 at the age of 38.

Between the wars

The '30s was the golden era for British tennis, with Fred Perry and Dorothy Round dominating the game.

But Donald Budge and Helen Wills Moody helped the United States emerge as the ascending nation in world tennis leading up to World War II.

The new ground at Church Road, which was purchased in 1922, was used during the war for civil defence and military functions, such as fire and ambulance services, Home Guard and a decontamination unit.

Amazingly 1200 seats on Centre Court were destroyed by a bomb during the war, but fans and players dug deep once again to rebuild the club and play resumed in 1949 with the grounds completely restored.