Fed hits heights under roof

Once the Centre Court roof was closed, nothing could stop Roger Federer from winning his record-tying seventh Wimbledon title.

The 30-year-old Federer finally equalled Pete Sampras’ record at the All England Club, and won his 17th grand slam title overall, by beating Andy Murray 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 yesterday.

“I’m happy that closing the roof maybe helped me today, because I wasn’t sure if that was going to help me or not,” Federer said.