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Federer rewrites record books

Author: Rose Young
Date: 07/07/2009

Roger Federer is being hailed as the greatest tennis player in history after his dramatic five-set win over Andy Roddick at Wimbledon secured a record-breaking 15th Grand Slam title.

The Swiss star was made to work hard for his latest title though, emerging victorious in a match which exceeded four hours and included the longest set in the history of the men's singles tournament. The final result was 5-7 7-6 7-6 3-6 16-14.

Pre-tournament sportsbook favourite Federer was congratulated by 14-times Grand Slam champion Pete Sampras after the thrilling end to Sunday's final at SW19.

In golf, Germany's Martin Kaymer has won the Open de France after a dramatic sudden death play-off against England's Lee Westwood.

The play-off started and ended on the 470-yard par four 18th as Westwood's second shot failed to make the green, instead lodging close to a sponsorship board.

Forced to play from a drop zone, Westwood's chip left him with too much to do. His fourth shot went right and Kaymer wrapped up his third European title with a ten-foot putt.

Earlier, Westwood and Kaymer had advanced to 13 under with rounds of 65 and 68 respectively. Their nearest challenger was Ian Poulter, who posted a 67 to end on 10 under.

On the PGA Tour, Tiger Woods was an impressive winner by two shots in the AT&T National event at Congressional.

The world number one edged out compatriots Hunter Mahan and Anthony Kim to claim his 68th career tour title.

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British cycling is celebrating another Tour de France success after Mark Cavendish won the second stage of this year's event in a sprint finish.

Cavendish, who claimed a record four stages last year, won the flat stage from Monaco to Brignoles with a well-timed long-range sprint.

Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara retained the yellow jersey after finishing in the peloton.

In rugby league's Super League, Huddersfield Giants brought their away form to the Galpharm Stadium as they secured a 30-14 victory over Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in a hard-fought West Yorkshire derby.

The win, only their fifth on home soil compared with seven on their travels, lifted them to third in the table.

Bradford's miserable season continued as they were edged out in a 78-point thriller by Castleford at the Grattan Stadium.

The Bulls had led 22-12 at half-time only to then fall 34-22 behind. They stormed back into the game and moved to within two points of the Tigers in the last minute when Ben Jeffries crossed for a try.

However, Paul Deacon missed the conversion as the Bulls slumped to a 40-38 loss, their 11th defeat of the campaign.

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