# Wimbledon 2009 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 18, 2009, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2009/500155 "2009-06-18T11:22:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2009/500155/221 "2009-07-05T17:18:34Z")
Roddick is having trouble. He’s not as composed and patient and confident. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2009/500155/222 "2009-07-05T17:23:32Z")
I think the tide is turning. Federer’s serve is still acing; Roddick is having to struggle to win his service games. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2009/500155/223 "2009-07-05T17:24:21Z")
The Borg looks a lot better than I expected. Although just checking in Wiki he’s much younger than I thought. ---
**Author:** ![MJinks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@MJinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MJinks)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2009/500155/224 "2009-07-05T17:24:27Z")
Federer is consistently getting himself into Roddick’s service games, can he make it count at last? 0-30 Fed. Yes, he can! ---
**Author:** ![MilTan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@MilTan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MilTan)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2009/500155/225 "2009-07-05T17:28:49Z")
Wow. Federer breaks exactly once, and it was the one he needed. Amazing match. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2009/500155/226 "2009-07-05T17:29:59Z")
Roddick looked exhausted there at the end; bet he regrets the 2nd set tiebreak… ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2009/500155/227 "2009-07-05T17:30:11Z")
Poor guy gets broken once, and it loses the match. Gotta feel for him. Amazing result for Federer. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2009/500155/228 "2009-07-05T17:37:41Z")
Very classy speech by Andy. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2009/500155/229 "2009-07-05T17:38:04Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > 99.9% chance Wimbledon goes to the 5th set tiebreak next year (even if it triggers after 12-12 or somesuch). Why? 😕 That would be terrible. I think they shouldn’t do it in any major. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2009/500155/230 "2009-07-05T17:38:38Z")
Totally gutted for Roddick. This clearly meant so much to him. I really hope he can win it one day. Whether he will, with Federer and Nadal around, is another matter. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2009/500155/231 "2009-07-05T17:39:04Z")
I like Andy Roddick yelling out to Roger. “Yeah, but you’ve won 5!” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MilTan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@MilTan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MilTan)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2009/500155/232 "2009-07-05T17:40:12Z")
Yeah, I thought that was unintentionally condescending from Roger. “I know how much it sucks to lose.” Yeah, but you’ve also won 6, 3 of them against Roddick. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2009/500155/233 "2009-07-05T17:43:23Z")
> [@MilTan](#): > > Yeah, I thought that was unintentionally condescending from Roger. “I know how much it sucks to lose.” Yeah, but you’ve also won 6, 3 of them against Roddick. Yes, but unintentional for sure. I remember Nadal in Australia this year saying, “I’m sorry,” to Roger. ---
**Author:** ![Lantern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2009/500155/234 "2009-07-05T17:43:33Z")
Federer has pulled off one of the most difficult feats in tennis: winning the French and Wimbledon back to back. Nadal did it last year but that was the first since Borg who amazingly achieved this three times in a row. Between Borg and Nadal, only Agassi even managed to win both in their entire career. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2009/500155/235 "2009-07-05T17:50:12Z")
From the “15” on the back of his jacket, to the commercial where he’s towing the trophies, to the white and gold ensemble (including the man purse), I really think Federer has gone over the top. Bad form, dude. I’m just relieved I didn’t have to watch him weep like a little girl again. I’m one of Roddick’s naysayers and I’m happy to be proven wrong. He has really improved his game. Tough, tough loss. The game is hugely missing Nadal. Hope he’s healthy enough to make it to the US Open as well as our local tennis tourney Tennis Masters Cincinnati. I’d still bang Borg. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2009/500155/236 "2009-07-05T17:51:21Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Yes, but unintentional for sure. I remember Nadal in Australia this year saying, “I’m sorry,” to Roger. That’s because Roger was weeping so hard that he couldn’t even speak. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2009/500155/237 "2009-07-05T18:28:40Z")
> [@Lantern](#): > > 48 aces from Federer. Amazing. Anyone know what’s the record for a Wimbledon final? My guess is that Federer’s final total of 50 aces smashes any previous final record into the proverbial smithereens. I hope someone will come along and confirm this. Considering that Ivo Karlovic set a new tour record of 55 against Lleyton Hewitt at the French Open a few weeks ago (he lost) I’d certainly expect 50 to be the new number for a Wimbledon final, unless a higher total lurks somewhere in the record books prior to the open era. ---
**Author:** ![Lochdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2009/500155/238 "2009-07-05T19:06:11Z")
Wonderful game. I’m sorry to see Roddick lose but he’s probably lost to the greatest of all time. 15 titles, on all surfaces. It’s just unreal. You can tell that Sampras would love to have played Federer in his prime. 50 aces coupled with perhaps the best baseline game of all time is amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2009/500155/239 "2009-07-05T19:09:16Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > 99.9% chance Wimbledon goes to the 5th set tiebreak next year (even if it triggers after 12-12 or somesuch). Yes, that is why they just built a roof on Centre Court. That’s exactly what they are thinking :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2009/500155/240 "2009-07-05T19:15:40Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > The game is hugely missing Nadal. Hope he’s healthy enough to make it to the US Open as well as our local tennis tourney Tennis Masters Cincinnati. I, for one, did not miss Nadal. I am sick off seeing him pull wedgies out the crack of his ass. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2009/500155.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2009/500155.md?page=13)