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12 Jul 2015

World of Tennis: Novak Djokovic defeat Roger Federer in Wimbledon 2015 men's singles final


Novak Djokovic won his third Wimbledon title by taming Roger Federer in four hard-hitting sets.
The Swiss superstar was bidding to become the oldest male winner in history by claiming his eighth victory here. And he saved seven set points in a thrilling second set – including six in the tiebreak – to get back into the match.

But the world No 2 was never able to match the sustained brilliance of his semi-final win over Andy Murray. And the world No 1 showed he is the best athlete in tennis by repelling the Federer serve to triumph 7-6 6-7 6-4 6-3 in two hours and 56 minutes.
The Serb, who becomes the first man to retain the singles title here since Federer in 2007, has now matched the hat-trick of victories here achieved by his coach Boris Becker. He also becomes the fifth man in history to claim nine Grand Slam titles after Bjorn Borg, Rafa Nadal, Federer and Pete Sampras – and aged 28 years and 51 days, he is the oldest.
Djokovic commands respect for his superb all-court game but he is not loved like Federer. The Centre Court clearly wanted the 33-year-old father-of-four to win his first Major title since beating Murray here in the 2012 final. And he gave his all although on his performances this week, his 26 Grand Slam final won't be his last.

In the first set, Federer broke to go 4-2 up and then had two set points at 6-5 before the Serb produced two service winners and then steamrollered his way through the tiebreak.
The Swiss maestro saved a point to go two sets down at 4-5 before taking an epic tiebreak 12-10.
But the world No 1 proved his mental strength by then coming out in the third set and making an early break before a 20-minute rain break at 3-2. He then served out the third set and broke Federer – who had only dropped his serve once in the whole tournament before today – twice more in the fourth set to seal the title.

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