Novak Djokovic won his second Wimbledon title and seventh career major with a 6-7 (7/9), 6-4, 7-6 (7/4), 5-7, 6-4 victory over Roger Federer on 7th July, shattering the Swiss star's dream of a record eighth triumph in an epic struggle.
Victory allowed the top seeded Serb, who was also the 2011 champion and runner-up last year, to end a run of three successive defeats in Grand Slam finals, but the 27-year-old struggled to get across the finish line, surrendering a 5-2 lead in the fourth set and then a match point.
Djokovic celebrated victory in typically eccentric style, kneeling on the Centre Court turf and munching on a few blades of grass just as he had done three years ago.
Defeat for 32-year-old Federer, who won the most recent of his 17 Grand Slam titles at the All England Club in 2012, ended his bid to become the oldest Wimbledon champion in the Open Era and of breaking the tie of seven titles he shares with Pete Sampras.
Defeat for 32-year-old Federer, who won the most recent of his 17 Grand Slam titles at the All England Club in 2012, ended his bid to become the oldest Wimbledon champion in the Open Era and of breaking the tie of seven titles he shares with Pete Sampras.
Game Facts:
Aces: 13- 29
First serve %: 62-69
Double faults: 3-5
Unforced errors: 27-29
Winners: 68-75
Break point conversations:4/15-3/7
Net points won: 26/35-44/67
Total points won: 186-180
Fastest serve: 199-kph-204-kph
Match duration: 3h 56 mins
First serve %: 62-69
Double faults: 3-5
Unforced errors: 27-29
Winners: 68-75
Break point conversations:4/15-3/7
Net points won: 26/35-44/67
Total points won: 186-180
Fastest serve: 199-kph-204-kph
Match duration: 3h 56 mins