5th straight Wimbledon title for Federer

July 6, 2007

Switzerland's Roger Federer holds the trophy and gestures signifying his fifth consecutive Men's Singles Championship after defeating Rafael Nadal on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Sunday July 8, 2007. (AP Photo)

The best tennis rivalry in years blossomed a little more in the Wimbledon final, and even Roger Federer was happy about it. He answered the latest challenge from nemesis Rafael Nadal beautifully. Federer matched Bjorn Borg’s modern record of five consecutive Wimbledon men’s titles Sunday, beating Nadal in the final for the second year in a row, 7-6 (7), 4-6, 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-2.


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