Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer in historic five-set thriller to win fifth Wimbledon title
Top-seeded Serb Novak Djokovic won 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 13-12 (3) on Centre Court, defeating Federer in the final for the third time. He also beat Federer in the final in 2014 and 2015
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Novak Djokovic has won his fifth Wimbledon title, beating eight-time champion Roger Federer in a fifth-set tiebreaker after saving two match points. AP
The top-seeded Serb won 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 13-12 (3) on Centre Court, defeating Federer in the final for the third time. He also beat Federer in the final in 2014 and 2015. AP
Novak Djokovic won the first set 7-6 (5) against Roger Federer in the men's Wimbledon final. Federer led 5-3 in the tiebreaker after winning four straight points, but missed forehands on each of the next three points. He then sent a backhand wide to hand Djokovic the set. AP
Roger Federer won the second set against Novak Djokovic 6-1 to level the men's Wimbledon final at 1-1. Djokovic won the first set 7-6 (5) but was broken twice as Federer took a 4-0 lead in the second. Federer broke again at love in the final game, with Djokovic double-faulting on set point. AP
Novak Djokovic put himself a set away from a fifth Wimbledon title after winning a third-set tiebreaker against Roger Federer in the men's final. AP
Federer won the fourth set to even the match at 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-4. Federer broke Djokovic twice in the fourth to take a 5-2 lead, but was broken for the first time in the match when serving for the set. However, he held at love on his second opportunity. AP
Djokovic then fought his way through a nerve-wracking fifth set to win the match in the tiebreaker. AP