World No 1 produces brilliant display to beat Tennis Legend 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 and become a three-time Wimbledon champion
THREE Wimbledon crowns. NINE Grand Slam titles. This is what, Novak Djokovic now holds.
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World No.1 Novak Djokovic beats tennis Ace and 7-time Wimbledon Champion 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 to win the title for the third time, second in the row. Djokovic is the first to retain it since Roger Federer in 2007. With this win, there can be no doubt about who rules the tennis world now.
The match began with epic contest between the two and first set went into a tie-breaker & Djokovic survives it. A titanic second-set tie-break was the highlight of a fine final, but one which did not see Federer reach the heights that he displayed against Andy Murray in his previous match.
Djokovic seemed to show signs of shakiness in the second set when he saw seven set points come and go. He lost a memorable tie-break – arguably the best in a Wimbledon final since the Borg-McEnroe epic of 1980 – by a margin of ten points to eight.
Yet when the third set began, Djokovic saved a break point in his first service game with a strong forehand, and from that moment he barely missed a ball. Play was interrupted by a brief shower with Djokovic leading at 3-2, but after 19 minutes the players resumed and he drove confidently to a 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 victory that sees him equal his coach Boris Becker on three Wimbledon titles.
After the match, Federer said, "Novak played not only great today, but the whole week ... plus this year, plus last year. He deserved it. I am still very hungry and motivated to keep playing. Matches like these help. Novak was tougher on the bigger points and at the end he was rock solid. That's how it goes."
While Djokovic guess, "For these matches you work all your life...you envision being on Centre Court holding this trophy. One of the biggest challenges I have is playing Roger on Centre Court. It's a great honour."
The match began with epic contest between the two and first set went into a tie-breaker & Djokovic survives it. A titanic second-set tie-break was the highlight of a fine final, but one which did not see Federer reach the heights that he displayed against Andy Murray in his previous match.
Djokovic seemed to show signs of shakiness in the second set when he saw seven set points come and go. He lost a memorable tie-break – arguably the best in a Wimbledon final since the Borg-McEnroe epic of 1980 – by a margin of ten points to eight.
Yet when the third set began, Djokovic saved a break point in his first service game with a strong forehand, and from that moment he barely missed a ball. Play was interrupted by a brief shower with Djokovic leading at 3-2, but after 19 minutes the players resumed and he drove confidently to a 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 victory that sees him equal his coach Boris Becker on three Wimbledon titles.
While Djokovic guess, "For these matches you work all your life...you envision being on Centre Court holding this trophy. One of the biggest challenges I have is playing Roger on Centre Court. It's a great honour."
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