“It was probably my greatest victory, I was under big pressure. I did it and it’s phenomenal, It was great to be on the podium as a winner for a change. Andre said it was my destiny to win this and that I deserved it. Until the end of my career, I can play peacefully knowing that I will never again hear it said that I never won Roland Garros.” said Federer who broke down in tears after being presented with the trophy by Agassi, the 1999 champion, and while the Swiss national anthem was played.

“Roger was too good for me today, he played much better. He is a worthy winner and for me he is the best player in history, He gave me a lesson in how to play tennis.” said Soderling.

A tearful Federer slumped to the Paris clay in celebration as he secured his place as arguably the greatest player of all time.

“What he’s done over the past five years has never, ever been done – and probably will never, ever happen again, Regardless if he won there or not, he goes down as the greatest ever. This just confirms it,I’m obviously happy for Roger, If there’s anyone that deserves it, it’s Roger. He’s come so close.  He just is a great, great player that is a credit to the sport and is a positive influence for young kids and just tennis in general, It looks pretty tough to beat now with 14 majors, and I’m sure he’s going to go on and win a lot more. Now that he’s won in Paris, I think it just more solidifies his place in history as the greatest player that played the game, in my opinion, I’m a huge Laver fan, and he had a few years in there where he didn’t have an opportunity to win majors. But you can’t compare the eras, and in this era, the competition is much more fierce than Rod’s.” Pete Sampras said.