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Sun 07 Jul 2007Federer equals Borg's recordTennis: Roger Federer survived a ferocious onslaught from Rafael Nadal to win his fifth consecutive Wimbledon singles title, finally taming  the inspired Spaniard 7-6 4-6 7-6 2-6 6-2.The Swiss looked about to crack under the strain but found some magic at the crucial moments to equal the record of Sweden's Bjorn Borg who watched a raging battle between the world's top two players from the royal box.