(Getty Images)Thanks to a nine-year-old bet made by a man who's now dead, a British-based international charity made more than $150,000 from Roger Federer's victory at Wimbledon.

After a 21-year-old Federer won Wimbledon for the first time in 2003, Nick Newlife of Oxfordshire, England, bet approximately $2,000 on the Swiss youngster setting the all-time record for most victories at the tournament. He received 66/1 odds on Federer winning seven titles by 2019.

Newlife died in 2009 at age 59 and left the betting slip in his will to Oxfam, an international charity collective devoted to fighting poverty. When Federer defeated Andy Murray on Sunday, the organization had a winning ticket worth $157,750 in its hands. It was a bittersweet financial gain for the charity, seeing as how it came against Great Britain's favorite son.

"It's just so unfortunate that he nailed it against Murray," Oxfam's Andrew Barton, told 5 live. "I was just sitting there watching the tennis and I kept finding myself calling for

It's generally not nice to call people liars. But if you said you saw this coming after Roger Federer failed to convert two match points against Novak Djokovic at last year's US Open then you, my friend, are a liar.

Of all the great achievements in Roger Federer's career, pulling back ahead of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal while he's 30 and they're in their prime may be one of the most remarkable. Yeah, the 17 Grand Slam titles aren't bad either.

Federer's return to No. 1 ties him with Pete Sampras for most weeks atop the ATP rankings. He's assured of setting the mark next Monday as neither he nor Djokovic are playing in an event this week.

(Getty Images)Minutes after Roger Federer and Andy Murray returned to the court after a lengthy rain delay and roof closure, they played an epic, 26-point game that featured six break points and lasted 20 minutes. When it was finally over, Federer broke and took his first lead of the match at 4-2. That break of Murray's serve would prove to be the decisive moment in his run to his seventh Wimbledon title.

Busted Racquet fired up the DVR to re-watch the game. What follows is a play-by-play, along with our imperfect determination about how each man played on the crucial game points. We found that Murray was fearless and aggressive in saving the first three Federer break opportunities but failed to take advantage when he had game point, hitting numerous unforced errors and struggling with his first serve.

Point No. 1 -- 0-0 --Second serve -- Murray hits backhand winner after.

2 -- 15-0 -- SS -- Federer hits forehand wide.

3 -- 30-0 -- Murray ace.

4 -- 40-0 -- SS -- Federer backhand return winner.

5 -- 40-15 -- SS -- Chip and charge for Federer, Murray nets his first shot with poor return.

6 -- 40-30 -- SS -- Federer overhead sets up drop shot that Murray nets while falling over.

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Busted Racquet highlights the best photos from Roger Federer's record-tying victory at Wimbledon.

Federer's daughters were six months old when their dad last won a major (Getty Images)

Andy Murray was brought to tears and so was his girlfriend Kim Sears in a post-match interview following his four-set loss to Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final. When a BBC interviewer asked the Scotsman about the emotions he felt over the fortnight, he broke down while the Centre Court crowd applauded. In his player's box, his longtime girlfriend joined him in tears.

It seemed like only moments earlier, Murray was a few points from taking a two-set lead in a bid to become the first British man to win Wimbledon in 76 years.

The interviewer's empathy is as powerful as Murray's sadness. Everyone, from Federer to Murray to the fans, knew that this was a perfect opportunity for Murray to snap the drought. Rafael Nadal was ousted in the second round and Federer has shown over the past two Wimbledons that he's beatable by lesser players than Murray. And when the 25-year-old had a second-set lead, even as Federer was playing solid tennis, the elusive victory felt within grasp.

"I'm getting

The assumption was that Scotsman Andy Murray would have a heavy home-court advantage against Roger Federer during their Wimbledon final on Sunday. And while the Scotsman was certainly the rooting favorite as he tried to become the first Brit to win at the All England Club since 1936, the amount of support for Roger Federer was strong. Quite strong.

Nowhere was that more evident than in the Royal Box with sisters Kate and Pippa Middleton. Look, I'm not saying they were rooting for Federer but, if they weren't, they had a decidedly non-British way of showing it. When the cameras would cut to the sisters after big points, they had beaming, genuine smiles on their faces. I sensed less enthusiasm when Murray came out with a big game.

Cases in point: Here are the sisters after a Federer winner.

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And after a Murray winner:

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Either there's a Middleton beef with Scotland or Pippa is angling for some sort of Swiss royalty setup?

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It came out of nowhere.

Andy Murray appeared to be cruising to a second-set tiebreak in Sunday's Wimbledon final, having won 15 of 16 points on his serve and leading 30-0 at 5-6. Then, without warning, Roger Federer tied up the game at 30-30 and played two brilliant points to break for the set.

He'd go on to win the next two sets and tie a record with his seventh Wimbledon title.

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(AP)The greatest has returned.

Roger Federer won his first Grand Slam in more than two years on Sunday, defeating Andy Murray in a tight major final 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 to win his record-tying seventh Wimbledon championship. The victory returns Federer to No. 1 and will tie him with Pete Sampras with a record 286 weeks atop the ATP rankings. He should pass Sampras next week.

The 30-year-old becomes the oldest winner of Wimbledon since Arthur Ashe in 1975. He joins Serena Williams, who won the ladies' championship on Saturday, as victors in their fourth decade.

The win also adds another Slam to Federer's record total. He now has 17, six ahead of his closest active competitor, Rafael Nadal. This victory likely puts that mark out of reach for the Spaniard, who was bounced in the second round at the All England Club. It's a powerful reminder that Federer, who many consider the greatest player of all time, is far from an afterthought in the age of Nadal and Novak Djokovic. And it may end up