Roger Federer has beaten Andy Roddick in a five-set thriller to become arguably the greatest player of all time.
The No.2 seed clinched his sixth Wimbledon crown after beating the American No. 6 seed 5-7 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-5) 3-6 16-14 and is now the out-right Grand Slam leader with 15 majors to his name.
Federer smashed down 50 aces and 107 winners in a classic encounter and the Swiss will now regain the number one status in the men's rankings.
Roddick won the toss and elected to open the serving in a final which included Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg and Pete Sampras looking on from the Royal box.
It was a historical day for Federer with the 27-year-old having the chance to return to the top of the men's game, as well as surpassing Sampras in the all-time Grand Slam standings.
The Swiss right-hander had been on cruise-control en route to the final, dropping just one set on the way, whereas his American opponent came on to Centre Court having played nearly 16 hours of tennis at SW19, including two brutal encounters against Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Murray.
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