Tune in all week for six famous Federer finals, from the 2005 US Open against Andre Agassi to 2009 Roland Garros versus Robin Soderling.
It’s the most wonderful time of year, and what is more wonderful than a Roger Federer match?
This week on Tennis Channel’s Plus Classics Channel, we’re winding the clock back to the finest Federer finals. Here are the six matches featured all week long:
Federer vs. Robin Soderling, 2009 Roland Garros
Quite a lot went on at this fateful French Open. Not only was rival Rafael Nadal knocked out in the Round of 16 by finalist Soderling, but at this point in his career, Federer had yet to win the clay slam. In an unforgettable three-set battle, Federer claimed his first and only Roland Garros title, making him the sixth player in history to have won every major.
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vs. Andy Roddick, 2009 Wimbledon
This final is one for the books against an in-form American in their third Wimbledon final. With an epic fifth-set score of 16-14, this four-hour, 17-minute match helped him pass Pete Sampras’ Open Era total and put himself back on top of the tennis world.
vs. Rafael Nadal, 2008 Wimbledon
The undisputed “greatest match of all time” between two of the greatest players in the history of the sport. Back in 2008, Federer and Nadal were ranked No. 1 and 2, respectively, and had faced each other in the previous two Wimbledon finals.
“Each was trying to go against type and do something he hadn’t done before: Nadal to win Wimbledon, on the surface least hospitable to his game; Federer, the game’s great front-runner, to complete a stirring comeback in a Grand Slam final,” raved Steve Tignor.
If any tennis match was worthy of four hours and 48 minutes of a fan’s time, it’s this one. Including the two rain delays, this championship stretched over 7 hours.
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vs. Novak Djokovic, 2007 US Open
The fourth straight US Open title for the one and only Federer came against a championship victory against future world No. 1 Djokovic. In a tight three-set match, Federer became the first man since Bill Tilden in the 1920s to win the US Open slam four years in a row.
vs. Andy Roddick, 2006 US Open
“I was actually playing really well in the 2006 US Open final but all of a sudden after 15 minutes I was down a break and you just know he’s a downhill snowball,” said Roddick on his 2006 defeat.
That year, Federer was on a winning streak, riding a crisp 92-5 record through victories at the Australian Open, Wimbledon, the US Open and the ATP Finals. There was a reason he was world No. 1, and during this surge of greatness he produced some of the best tennis in his career.
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vs. Andre Agassi, 2005 US Open
A year before his 2006 retirement, Agassi faced Federer in this classic fan-favorite battle at the 2005 US Open final. This four-set match was entertaining across the board, creating an unbelievable atmosphere for an elite level of tennis. This battle between beloved Agassi and cherished Federer lasted just over two hours with Agassi later admitting that Federer gave him no chance to win.
These six matches, along with many more classics, can be found on Tennis Channel all year long.
