Djokovic wins Wimbledon title in four sets

Shaun Botterill/Getty Images For the second straight year, the Wimbledon trophy belongs to Novak Djokovic.

Novak Djokovic sealed The Championships by winning 7-6 6-7 6-4 6-3 in the final.

Federer can take consolation from being the people’s champion here.

“He’s in his prime and I think that he can stay at the top of the game for another five or six years”.

Federer quickly had a chance to surge in front in the second set.

“Roger won’t hand you the match; you have to win it. That added more pressure to this final”.

Federer said: “I had my chances in the first set”. After last year’s five-set exhibition of tennis supremacy, anything less would be a disappointment.

As well as successfully defending his title in a repeat of last year’s final to add to his 2011 triumph, the Serb also overtook tennis legends such as Jimmy Connors, Andre Agassi and Ivan Lendl in the all-time list of major winners.

He finally won it on a forehand and turned and yelled to all sides of the stadium, nearly in the style of a professional wrestler. With second serves Djokovic was some way ahead winning an average of 60 percent compared to Federer’s 49 percent. He gave the break right back when his first serve wasn’t working. Djokovic, unfazed, answered with a service victor and an ace.

Even when Federer pinched the second set, it was because a large helping of good fortune came to his rescue with Djokovic passing up seven set points before the Swiss levelled the match.

The set hurtled into a tie break that no one expected to be so one sided with Federer suddenly becoming error prone allowing Djokovic to take it 7-1 and the set 7-6.

BARBARA MILLER: Federer turns 34 next month but the seven time champion was quick to dispel any talk of retirement. He had been broken only once in the tournament before Sunday, yet Djokovic was able to do it four times in the final. Djokovic reached down plucked a blade or two of grass and put in his mouth.

“It tasted very, very good this year”, Djokovic joked. In addition to being potentially the greatest returner of all time, Djokovic may also be the most mentally tough tennis player in history – turning what was once a weakness into his most important advantage.

Djokovic came oh-so-close to joining her in pursuit of that rare feat.

“I was aware coming on the court that Roger was going to play at his best when it matters the most”.

But, again, managed to regroup, had a little bit more time, especially in the rain delay.

“Roger makes you push your limits, work hard and earn every point”.

And taking that into consideration, the whole flow of yesterday’s final, right from the beginning, seemed to suit Djokovic.

Federer was unable to respond, as Djokovic opened up a match point the game after and a crashing forehand victor sealed a clinical victory in two hours and 56 minutes. So breathlessly quiet between points that ball bounces at the baseline could be heard before serves, fans voiced an “awwwww” of lament after a fault by Federer or a mid-point “ooooh” of excitement when he would hit an exquisite shot.