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Federer stops Roddick at Wimbledon to win record 15th major LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScheduleResultsRankingsMoneyWinnersATP ScheduleResultsRaceRankingsMoneyWinnersWTA Tennis on TSNeotText SizeWIMBLEDON England Roger Federer hoisted the trophy and celebrated making Grand Slam history a year removed from an epic fiveset final when he left Wimbledon a broken man his title ripped away and his aura of invincibility shatteredFederer waged another fiveset marathon Sunday and left as the holder of the most prestigious record in tennis This time the winners trophy belonged to him with the No 1 ranking in his grasp again and his reputation enhanced as perhaps the greatest player in historyFederer won his record 15th Grand Slam title outlasting Andy Roddick for his sixth Wimbledon championship in match that went to 30 games in the final setFederer served a careerhigh 50 aces and overcame the resilient American 57 76 (6) 76 (5) 36 1614 to break the record of major titles he shared with Pete SamprasIm happy I broke the record here because this is always the tournament that meant the most to me Federer said It definitely feels like coming full circle starting it here and ending it hereA day earlier Daniel Nestor of Toronto and Serbian partner Nenad Zimonjic captured their second consecutive doubles title at Wimbledon defeating rival American twins Bob and Mike Bryan 76 (7) 67 (3) 76 (3) 63The mens singles match finally ended after four hours 16 minutes when Federer broke for the first time all day with Roddick missing on a forehandFederer jumped high in celebration punched the air and whacked the net with his racket Roddick tossed his racket to the side and the two men shared a hug at the net Federer kissed the trophy and brought it close to his chestWatching from the front row of the Royal Box was Sampras a seventime Wimbledon champion who flew in from California his first appearance at the All England Club since playing this tournament for the last time in 2002 Also on hand were Bjorn Borg and Rod LaverIts not really one of those goals you set as a little boy but man its been quite a career and quite a month said Federer who saved four set points in the secondset tiebreaker to avoid falling behind 20 in sets It feels amazing but this is not why Im playing tennis to break all sort of different records But its definitely one of the greatest ones to haveTurning to Sampras Federer said Thanks very much for coming I know its a long way but youre a member man we like to see you here Its s...