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ShareLondon: Roger Federer will attempt to write a new chapter in tennis history on Sunday when he targets a record 15th Grand Slam title by beating Wimbledon comeback kid Andy Roddick.
Five-time champion Federer is playing in his seventh straight Wimbledon final, and a record 20th Grand Slam title match. A victory will take him past Pete Sampras's mark of 14 majors that he equalled with his French Open win in June and will also give him back the No.1 spot.
Roddick, desperate for a second major to add to his 2003 US Open title, has been here before, losing the 2004 and 2005 All England Club finals to the great Swiss.
Federer insisted on Saturday that his hunger for the sport and its silverware remains undiminished.
"I don't have any worries about motivation. I love this game and I want to stick around for a long time," said Federer, whose wife Mirka is expecting their first child this summer.
"I want our child to see me play. I want to play in the 2012 Olympics because the tennis tournament is at Wimbledon. That's something I want to be part of. My motivation won't change a lot."
Roddick, whom many people had written off as a serious force in the dominant age of Federer and Nadal, believes his decision to hire veteran coach Larry Stefanki has paid dividends.
"He's certainly is well-studied. He kind of picks the right times to discuss stuff. It's not always the same, it doesn't feel monotonous. It's not always the same time that he picks and chooses to talk about an upcoming match," said the American.
