Roger Federer defeated Robin Soderling 6-1, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4 in the French Open final on Sunday to become the sixth man in tennis history to win all four Grand Slam titles.The others are Don Budge, Fred Perry, Roy Emerson, Rod Laver and Andre Agassi, the American who surprisingly won the title here in 1999 and presented the trophy to Federer on Sunday.Roger Federer has joined Pete Sampras on a record 14 grand-slam titles.
Federer, who was a runner-up to Rafa Nadal in each of the last three years on the Paris clay, could not contain his delight at having finally broken his Roland Garros jinx.His other wins being five each at Wimbledon and the US Open and three Australian Opens.The match was played in gusting winds and, for much of the final two sets, in rain that ranged from light to heavy and had many of the fans in the Philippe Chatrier Court hunkered down under their umbrellas.Andre Agassi who wa the last man to win all four grand slams, fittingly presented the cup to Roger Federer.
