July 14, 2019 will certainly go down as one of most significant in the sporting history as the fans witnessed not one but two blockbuster finals on that day. On one hand, there was the high-strung ICC Cricket World Cup final between England and New Zealand which went to a super-over. While on the other, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer tussled in the nail-biting Wimbledon men’s singles final which went to the Super Tiebreak. The interesting was that both these clashes were held in the same city, London and the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Wimbledon have shared a video, throwing back the historic day in sports. England Win Cricket World Cup 2019.
“One city. Two historic finals. Embraced by millions around the world” read the caption of an almost 10-minute video posted by the apex sporting bodies. It was basically the highlights of the two high-voltages which were played within the distance of nine miles. The mega cricket match was played at Lords while Djokovic and Federer locked horns at All England Lawn Tennis Club at SW19. Novak Djokovic Wins Wimbledon 2019, Beats Roger Federer in Thrilling Longest Men's Singles.
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One city. Two historic finals. Embraced by millions around the world 🌍 #OneDayInJuly | @Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/V6a1eNoj5T
— ICC (@ICC) December 17, 2019
It was England who emerged victorious controversially in the World Cup final. While the Wimbledon title was lifted by Djokovic but not before a mind-boggling battle against the Swiss star. Only a few days are left in the completion of 2019 and both the bodies took to opportunity to highlight the special day and make the fans relieve the two battles. Well, the day certainly has great importance and a die-heart fan is certain to get goosebumps after watching the video.
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