Swiss stroll as Federer takes title

ROGER FEDERER became the first Swiss man to earn a Grand Slam title, out-serving Mark Philippoussis to win 7-6 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (3) in the Wimbledon final.

Federer totalled 21 aces and never faced a break point, while Philippoussis had 14 aces 13 below his tournament average and a costly double fault in the pivotal first tiebreaker.

When Philippoussis hit a return into the net on match point, Federer sank to his knees, looked to the sky and smiled. He shook hands with the Australian, then took a seat and began to sob, covering his eyes with his hands.