Roger Federer’s Talent, Andy Roddick’s Humor Displayed During 2025 Wimbledon Final

By Randy Walker

@TennisPublisher

It was on July 3, 2005 when Roger Federer won his third of eight Wimbledon titles. The final was memorable for not only the brilliance of Federer, but for the very funny post-match media quotes from Roddick.

The following is  how I summarized the events from my book “On This Day In Tennis History” which is for sale and download here: https://a.co/d/a6Qm00M

Incidentally, this match is also documented in another book of mine, “On This Day In Roger Federer History” which is for sale and download here: https://a.co/d/30ixy1M

2005 – Roger Federer wins Wimbledon for a third straight year, defeating Andy Roddick, 6-2, 7-6 (2), 6-4 in the championship match. Says Roddick of the match in an entertaining post-match press conference, “I feel like I played decent, the statistics are decent and I got straight-setted. But I am not going to sit around and sulk and cry. I did everything I could. I tried playing different ways. I tried going to his forehand and coming in. He passed me. I tried to go to his backhand and coming in. He passed me. Tried staying back, he figured out a way to pass me, even though I was at the baseline. Hope he gets bored or something.” Says Roddick of his personal feelings for Federer, “I have loads of respect for him as a person. I told him, I’ve told him before, ‘I’d love to hate you, but you’re really nice’.”

Roddick and Federer played four times at Wimbledon, Federer winning all four meetings, most famously in their 2009 final by a 5-7 76(6) 76(5) 36 1614  scoreline, a match featured in Steve Flink’s book “The Greatest Tennis Matches of All Time” (which is for sale and download here: https://a.co/d/f9fUgfq

Federer beat Roddick in the 2003 semifinals 7-6 (6), 6-2, 6-3 en route to his first Wimbledon title and then again in 2004 in the final for this second title at the All England Club by a 46 75 76(3) 64 score.