Novak Djokovic celebrates with the trophy after beating Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final
World No 1 Novak Djokovic ended Roger Federer's dream of winning a record-breaking eighth Wimbledon title with a four-set win to seal his third crown at the All England Club.
A packed Centre Court witnessed the world's top two players battle for glory for nearly three hours in a match that lived up to its billing.
Federer was aiming to add to his incredible haul of seven Wimbledon titles but couldn't match defending champion Djokovic's resilience with the Serb eventually winning 7-6 (7-1) 6-7 (10-12) 6-4 6-3.
"It's a big challenge playing against Roger. A lot of players of my generation have looked up to him and followed his lead," said Djokovic who now has the same number of Wimbledon titles as coach Boris Becker who won his first 30 years ago.
"I knew coming on the court that Roger is going to play like he always plays, at his best when it matters the most. He makes you work hard every single point."
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