Wimbledon Finals: Novak Djokovic defeats Roger Federer in five sets for seventh career Grand Slam title
By Hayden Kane
The aesthetics of Novak Djokovic’s victory over Roger Federer in the Wimbledon finals were a wonder to behold. His shots seemingly on a string, Djovokic painted the lines and placed shots perfectly all match. Ultimately it was too much for Federer to handle and Djokovic won the Gentlemen’s Championship at Wimbledon in five sets: 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4.
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While Roger Federer showed the moxie of a champion and an all-time great, ultimately Djokovic’s ability to break Federer multiple times in the fourth and final set was too much and the no. 2 player in the world went on to earn his seventh career grand slam championship.
It seems almost unfathomable that Federer would have his serve broken for the Wimbledon championship, but that is what Djokovic accomplished.
He still had his work cut out for him throughout, though, as Federer continued to return the favor with breaks of his own, especially in the incredible fourth set.
Federer continually had his back against the wall in this match. He fended out a championship point in the fourth set to eventually force a fifth and final set. He then pushed it to the max in the final set until Djovokic finally was too much and broke Federer one final time to win the grand slam.
In the history of outstanding matches between these two heavyweights, the Wimbledon final on Sunday was the longest match they have ever played at almost exactly four hours long. Federer narrowly missed out on a historic victory at age 32 and still provided tennis fans everywhere with a thrilling run to the finals.
With the victory Djokovic is now 7-7 in Grand Slam championship matches. With Rafael Nadal’s premature exit from Wimbledon, this victory will vault Djokovic to the top ranking in the world.