Sometime after 3am our time Roger Federer finally prevailed, winning his 15th slam event and 6th Wimbledon title. Picture and story at Nine.

He didn’t have it easy, especially after losing the first set and then being down 2-6 in the second set tie breaker.

Story and remaining pictures from SMH.

Andy Roddick definitely didn’t deserve to lose.

I reckon when it got to 10 all in the fifth set they should have called it a draw and given them both the title.

There were heaps of former champions there to see it all happen, including Borg, Sampras and Laver.

Talk about who is the greatest of all time is probably beside the point. Federer has a record without peer. Apart from a record 15 slam men’s single titles, he now returns to number one in the rankings. John Newcombe said that no-one who had ever lost that spot had ever regained it.

He now has 60 career titles, equal to Agassi in the modern era. He also served 50 aces, which I believe is thereabouts with Goran Ivanisevic’s record for a match at Wimbledon.

There was some misfiring with unforced errors in ground shots in particular, but Federer is always a joy to watch with seemingly undiminished speed and court coverage. His grace of movement and shot-making is peerless.