Novak Djokovic Beats Roger Federer 7-6, 1-6, 7-6, 4-6, 13-12 in Wimbledon 2019 Final; Netizens Hail the Serbian Tennis Star for his Fifth Wimbledon Title
The Wimbledon 2019 Men’s final between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer was no less than an edge of the seat thriller where both parties left no stone unturned to clinch the title. Right from the start, the match was quite close as the two players just didn’t give up and by the end of the 25th minute, the first set read 4-4.
The Wimbledon 2019 Men’s final between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer was no less than an edge of the seat thriller where both parties left no stone unturned to clinch the title. Right from the start, the match was quite close as the two players just didn’t give up and by the end of the 25th minute, the first set read 4-4. Similar story continued rest of the four sets but in the end, it was the Serbian who walked away with the title. With this, Djoko clinched his fifth Wimbledon title and walked away with the glory for the fifth as he beat Federer by 7-6, 1-6, 7-6, 4-6, 13-12. Needless to say that the Djoko fans hailed the Serbian on the Internet. Wimbledon 2019: Juan Sebastian Cabel-Robert Farah Create History With Second Longest Men's Doubles Tennis Match, Beat Nicolas Mahut-Edouard in 4 Hours 57 Minutes.
Djokovic won the title for the first time in 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018 and then this year. Talking about today, the Serbian won the first 7-6, which ran into a tie and Djoko had the lead by 7-5. The next set was dominated by Federer as he won by 6-1. The third set was once again a tiebreaker as they won the game by 7-6 and tiebreaker ran into 7-4. Federer dominated the fourth set 6-4 and the last once again into a tie-breaker. But in the end, Djoko 13-12 and the netizens had tweets praising Djoko.
Federer fans.
What a game!
Another one.
Last one.
“If this was not the most exciting final then it was definitely the top two or three. I was up against one of the greatest players of all time, Roger, who I expect a lot. Unfortunately, one player has to lose and we both had our chances. It’s unreal to be two match points down and come back. It’s a bit strange to play a tie-break at 12-all as well. I was hoping to get to the tie-breaks as well,” Djoko said at the end of the match. This is Djoko's 16th Grand Slam Title.
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