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The thing about Federer isnt just the sheer class when he is in his pomp, its how tough he is to beat, and how deep he will dig in, and how hard he will fight, when he isnt at his best. Thats why he's won more grandslams than anyone in history. Roddick was in the ascendancy for parts of that game, and in the last you thought - he hasnt been broken yet and Federer's bee broken twice - but Federer just kept coming and coming and in the end Roddick couldnt hold him off any longer.
It was exciting stuff but I would still say it wasnt a great game - a lot of great serving rather than many great rallies - but every now and again even now Federer pulls out one of those shots that you just cant understand how the laws of physics allow.
Roddick's been in 5 Grand Slam finals. 4 of them against the greatest player in history. I like the guy personally. He can be a bit abrashive but he wears his heart on his sleeve and seems like a decent guy outside of the heat of battle (same as Nadal)
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