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Chronology of Federer's record 15 Grand Slam titles

TimePublished on Sun, Jul 05, 2009 at 23:41, Updated on Mon, Jul 06, 2009 at 08:45 in Sports section

SMASH SERVE: Federer broke Sampras's record with a 15th grand slam win in the Wimbledon final.

SMASH SERVE: Federer broke Sampras


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Roger Federer captured a record 15th Grand Slam title by winning Wimbledon on Sunday. This is how he did it.

2003

First title: Becomes first Swiss man to win a Grand Slam title after beating Mark Philippoussis 7-6 6-2 7-6 in the Wimbledon final.

2004

Second title: Wins Australian Open by defeating unseeded Russian Marat Safin 7-6 6-4 6-2.

Third title: Retains Wimbledon title by taming big-serving American second seed Andy Roddick 4-6 7-5 7-6 6-4.

Fourth title: Wins US Open final by thumping Australian fourth seed Lleyton Hewitt 6-0 7-6 6-0.

2005

Fifth title: Completes a hat-trick of Wimbledon triumphs with a 6-2 7-6 6-4 over second seed Roddick.

Sixth title: Defends US Open title with a 6-3 2-6 7-6 6-1 victory over sentimental American favourite Andre Agassi.

2006

Seventh title: Defeats unseeded Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis 5-7 7-5 6-0 6-2 in Australian Open final.

Eighth title: Keeps up winning streak at Wimbledon by thwarting Rafael Nadal 6-0 7-6 6-7 6-3 in showpiece match.

Ninth title: Downs Roddick 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-1 to clinch US Open crown.

2007

10th title: Wins Australian Open with a 7-6 6-4 6-4 masterclass over Chilean 10th seed Fernando Gonzalez.

11th title: Becomes only the second man in professional tennis, after Bjorn Borg, to win five in a row at Wimbledon with a 7-6 4-6 7-6 2-6 6-2 success over Nadal.

12th title: Beats Serbia's Novak Djokovic 7-6 7-6 6-4 to capture US Open.

2008

13th title: Demolishes Britain's Andy Murray 6-2 7-5 6-2 to win fifth consecutive title at US Open.

2009

14th title: Emulates Pete Sampras by winning a record-equalling 14th Grand Slam title after beating Sweden's Robin Soderling 6-1 7-6 6-4 at Roland Garros, his first French Open success.

15th title: Breaks Sampras's record with a 15th Grand Slam win in the Wimbledon final against American Andy Roddick 5-7 7-6(6) 7-6(5) 3-6 16-14.

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