“I think that if this is not the most exciting final then definitely it’s in the top two or three of my career against one of the greatest players of all time, Roger, who I respect.” Nigeria
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic poses with the winner’s trophy on the balcony of the club house after beating Switzerland’s Roger Federer during their men’s singles final on day thirteen of the 2019 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 14, 2019. Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP
At 4 hours and 57 minutes, it was the longest Wimbledon final ever played and settled by a final set tiebreak for the first time. “Unfortunately in this type of match, someone has to lose. It is quite unreal to be two match points down to come back and strange to play a tie-break at 12-12.” He has now won nine of his last 11 clashes against Federer and three of their four Wimbledon meetings.
Federer broke twice again and after just 25 more minutes the final was all-square with Djokovic managing just two winners in the set. The first was saved after a breathtaking 35-shot rally before the Serb finally broke for the first time.Into a tense finale, Federer saved three break points in the fourth game but a drilled, backhand passing shot gave Djokovic the break in the sixth game for a 4-2 lead.
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