Stamping his class on yet another epic Wimbledon final, Roger Federer needed a record 77 games to oust what was probably Andy Roddick’s best performance to date, but still was not good enough to beat the 5-time champ. The Swiss won 5-7 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-5) 3-6 16-14 in 4 hours and 16 minutes to win his 6th Wimby and became the all-time men’s leader in Grand Slams won with 15 passing Pete Sampras.

The match was a pure joy to watch with both players having won every game on serve until Federer finally broke Roddick’s serve in the final game that sealed the match. But from the start, it seemed to be a very different and confident Roddick this time around, who amidst his terrible 2-18 record against Roger, stood toe-to-toe with him in every game and in every set. But in the end, Federer still managed to pull through and he even beat Roddick at his own game serving 50 aces against Andy’s 27!

The scary thing about all this is that Federer is only 27 and still has a long way to go before he even thinks of retiring. There ARE studs out there like Nadal who has conquered Roger majority of the time, but the other young guns like Murray, Roddick, Djokovic, and Del Potro, aren’t quite there in that league yet. So let’s see if they can ever develop to the skill set to overthrow the top two players in the world.

So the debate on whether Roger Federer is the best men’s player of all-time seems rather moot. Though some old-timers may still disagree, and some critics still don’t believe he can be the best if he doesn’t beat Nadal a few more times. But no one can discredit how at the feathery age of 27, a player in Fed’s caliber who still has a ton of years ahead of him has already broken the record for most grand slams wins ever. And that fact is undisputable.