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by John Leise on 05 July 2009
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Roger Federer v Andy Roddick (Wimbledon Men's Final preview):
World No.2 Roger Federer confirmed a place in his seventh straight Wimbledon final with that convincing 7-6(3) 7-5 6-3 win over Tommy Haas.
Federer has been in his typical fine form all tournament, dropping just a single set in the Championship so far. The Fed Express has won 121 games and conceded 75 in the process.
Bet on Roger Federer to win Wimbledon at 1.12
Sixth seed Andy Roddick booked a place in his third Wimbledon final with an extremely impressive 6-4 4-6 7-6(7) 7-6(5) win over world No.3 Andy Murray.
The former No.1 has found a massive resurgence in form, reaching his first Grand Slam final since 2005 where, incidentally, he was defeated in straight sets by none other than Roger Federer at Wimbledon.
Their last meeting was in the Madrid Masters quarter-finals earlier this year, where Federer was the victor 7-5 6-7(5) 6-1. Furthermore, the Swiss maestro has won their last three meetings, and has yet to lose a match to Roddick on grass.
The Fed has been in typical outstanding form as he approaches a record 15 Grand Slam titles, after equalling Pete Sampras's 14 majors at Roland Garros last month.
The five-times Wimbledon winner has looked almost entirely untroubled throughout, and Roddick will have to rely on his big serve and powerful groundstrokes to stand any chance of troubling Federer at his current level.
Probably Roddick's best chance of taking something from the match is to force the issue by taking the sets to a tie-break and hoping that Federer slips up, at least momentarily.
But even if the Fed were to drop a set this way, which in itself looks unlikely, his overall consistency and brilliance should prove too much against the impressive Roddick.
So it looks to be more history in the making for the supremely talented top seed, as he confirms his status as the greatest and most successful tennis player of all time.
We're taking Federer to win in four sets.
Read the full preview with the best Wimbledon betting odds for the final at the Federer v Roddick odds and preview page now!
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