Wimbledon: Federer wins the final

Roger Federer has won the Wimbledon final for the third time in a row, beating Andy Roddick 6-2 7-6 6-4.

The Swiss champion beat his US rival in straight sets, becoming the first man for fifty years to win his first five major grand slams in a row.

Roddick put up a brave fight against Federer, but had no answer to the world number one's power and precision.

At one point the match was delayed by rain, but Federer still managed to wrap it up in 101 minutes.

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On the Championship point Federer hit a 129 mph service winner, then fell to his knees and covered his face with his hands.

He then got up and went to give Roddick a hug, before holding up his hands to the cheering crowd.

'Proud'

After the match Federer said: "It's a pity for Andy but I really did play my best.

"I'm very, very proud. This is the third time so it's very special."

Roddick gave credit to Federer and said the Swiss player was the best for a reason: "He's become such a complete player, even since he beat me in the semi-finals two years ago. He's improved so much since then."

Federer, 23, now joins Pete Sampras and Bjorn Borg as the only players to win three Wimbledon Championships in a row in the Open era.

Doubles results

Elsewhere in the tournament Mary Pierce and Mahesh Bhupathi won the mixed doubles with a 6-4 6-2 victory over Paul Hanley and Tatiana Perebiynis.

And Cara Black and Liezel Huber beat Svetlana Kuznetsova and Amelie Mauresmo to win the women's doubles.

On Saturday Stephen Huss and Wesley Moodie became the first qualifiers to win the men's doubles title at Wimbledon when they beat American twins Bob and Mike Bryan