Roger Federer and Serena Williams have been named as 2009′s world champions by the International Tennis Federation after topping the year-end rankings. Federer, who wins the honour for the fifth time, completed a career Grand Slam at Roland Garros before winning his 15th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon.And Williams won the Australian Open and Wimbledon, her 11th major success. The pair will receive their awards at the annual ITF world champions dinner in Paris in June. Federer regained the world number one ranking from Rafael Nadal after his Paris victory and his Wimbledon win over Andy Roddick saw him surpass Pete Sampras’ haul of Grand Slam titles.
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