Novak Djokovic became the first player in the Open
Era to win the Wimbledon men’s singles final after being down match point since
1948 to clinch his fifth title at the Championships and take his Grand Slams
tally to 16.
Djokovic played out the longest Wimbledon men's
singles final in history against the legendary Roger Federer and prevailed 7-6,
1-6, 7-6, 4-6, 13-12 in a marathon encounter on Centre Court.
The player to win the Wimbledon men's singles
final after being down match point was America's Robert Falkenburg, who saved
three match points and came back to defeat Australia's John Bromwich in the
men's singles final.
This triumph also earned Djokovic his 16th Grand
Slam trophy overall, moving him closer to the only men ahead of him in tennis
history: Federer owns 20, Rafael Nadal has 18. Djokovic has now won the past
five meetings against Federer and holds a 26-22 advantage overall head-to-head,
including 10-6 at Grand Slam tournaments and 3-1 at Wimbledon. Simona Halep won
the Women’s Single titles against Serena Williams.
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