He went on to win the Championship through tiebreak when the players were tied on 12-12, to win it by 7-3.This was Novak Djokovic’s fifth Wimbledon title, winning it back-to-back. Djokovic's forehand makes it 3-5. First point, quick. Djokovic wins the next one with a powerful baseline winner. After he got his advantage, Djokovic lost it after Federer's backhanded brilliance made it deuce for the third time. This shouldn't be possible for a pair of 37-year-old and 32-year-old players. After getting the first point off Djokovic's serve, Federer gets punished by the Serb's unreturnable ace. Another ace!
His points. He then makes it 30-0. Roger Federer dispute la 12 e finale de sa carrière à Wimbledon, la 31 e en Grand Chelem, face au tenant du titre Novak Djokovic. 40-15. Another strong forehand, and it's 40-15 for Djokovic.
But after a brief rally, Federer hits it just outside the line and concedes a point.
Toe-to-toe stuff.
15-15. And Djokovic breaks!No one can seem to break here. Can someone find a break? And Djokovic's brilliant serve and volley game makes it into the fourth deuce. And again. Federer on advantage. Barring a point conceded in between, Federer lapped up the game very quickly. 40-15. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc.
But, Djokovic returns the favour with an unforced error of his own.
Federer challenges his next forehand, and it's just in by millimetres. Fluid tennis. But these two players are still going on, fighting. Second point, and then the third point with a brilliant backhand. 122 — the minutes it took for the final set to be completed. His fifth Championship!Djokovic bangs his racquet on the wall after losing the first point. Federer soon makes it 30-15., owing to Djokovic hitting the net. And he wins it after Federer fumbles up the serve return. And again! After a rapturous rally, Djokovic returns a fantastic volley while being mid-air which took everyone at the Centre Court by surprise. Federer follows it up with an ace! Djokovic comes near the net and Federer punishes him with a well-measured forehand to break finally!
No one is going down. Four hours on and there's still not a winner. One point. Djokovic holds.Federer serves to save the match. And due to yet another unforced error, Federer bags the game quickly. Federer levels it after another long rally full of backhands. 6-keys: media/spln/tennis/reg/free/stories
And breathe. After failing to break serve, the first set went into tiebreaks which was won by Djokovic 7-5 in the tiebreak. Drinks break for a while now. An unforced error from Djokovic and it's 40-0. After a rally, Djokovic's backhand jumped off the net to make it 40-30, but he soon recovered from there and won the game.