2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles 2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but withdrew from the tournament due to knee tendinitis. In a repeat of the 2004 and 2005 finals, Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick in the final, 5–7, 7–6, 7–6, 3–6, 16–14 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships for the sixth time. It became the longest men's singles final (in terms of games played) in Grand Slam tournament history with 77 games, breaking the record of 71 games set at the 1927 Australian Open. The match also had the longest fifth set (16–14)
Martin Pedersen (tennis) Martin Pedersen (tennis) Martin Pedersen (born 15 June 1987) is a former professional Danish tennis player. He played predominantly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in doubles and singles. Pedersen started playing professionally in 2005, and won his first Futures tournament in Norway in June 2007. He followed the win by reaching a final in yet another Norwegian Futures, as well as reaching the final of a Challenger tournament in Dublin in July. These achievements made him reach his career-best ranking of World No. 344 on 12 May 2008. He announced his retirement in early 2010. Pedersen also played in