London, July 5th: Roger Federer created history on Sunday by defeating Andy Roddick 5-7, 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/5), 3-6, 16-14 to win his sixth Wimbledon title and claim a record 15 Grand Slam crown in a classical final. In an extraordinary conclusion, the last set was the longest ever played in the men’s Wimbledon final. Federer now has six Wimbledon titles, five US Opens, three Australian Opens and a French Open trophy and has surpassed Pete Sampras mark of 14 majors.
Roder who has now lost three Wimbledon finals to Federer, was in tears at the end of the match. “Roger is a true champion and he deserves all he gets”, said Roddick. “Andy played an unbelievable tournament. He’s a great guy but there has to be a winner sometimes”, said Federer. Roddick won the only Grand Slam title at the 2003 US Open, lost 2004 and 2005 finals here to Federer. Sampras and fellow greats Rod Laver and Bjorn Borg were on hand to watch Federer’s bid for history, as were Hollywood giants Woody Allen and Russell Crowe, such was the attraction of the Center Court blockbuster.
Hyderabad, July 5th: The Fee Regulatory Committee’s proposals to control the fee structure in private schools have evoked sharp criticism from students and parents. Several parents have submitted objections to the directorate of school education. They complained that the proposals will lead to ...
Rajahmundry, July 5th: The Chief Minister, Y.S Raja Shekar Reddy announced setting up of protected drinking water schemes in all Agency areas in the state for tribals in a time frame of two years. Taking part in a tribal meet at Rampachodavaram Agency in East Godavari on Sunday, the Chief Minister ma...
Rajahmundry, July 5th: The Chief Minister Y.S Raja Shekar Reddy directed the authorities to extend bridge loans of Rs 20,000 to beneficiaries of the houses to help them complete construction. He asked the housing authorities to complete houses meant for SC’s and ST’s which were stated bef...
Hyderabad, July 5th: The South-West monsoon turned active finally over Coastal Andhra region. The Meteorological Department forecast was that there would be increased rainfall over the North Coastal belt on Monday. On Sunday, Tekkali in Srikakulam district recorded a heavy rainfall of 9 cm. T...
Kakinada, July 6th: An unknown substance exploded at Uppada, a fishermen’s village about 18 km from Kakinada town on Monday. One person was killed and another sustained injuries at the incident. According to information available, the disaster occurred when two persons of a family were digging ...
Kakinada, July 6th: With economic liberalization and globalization, there is need for the development of communication skills among students for better employment opportunities, both within the country and abroad. This need has encouraged college administrations to impart special training to students...
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