LONDON−Novak Djokovic won his 3rd Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Singles Title at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Sunday July 12, 2015 beating Roger Federer in 4-sets. The Final created huge interest with people wondering if Federer could secure his 8th Wimbledon Title and move ahead of Pete Sampras in Grand Slam wins, but it was not to be. Djokovic won the match 7/6 (7:1), 6/7 (10:12) 6/4, 6/4.
Ferocious baseline rallies were a feature of the match particularly in the first 3-sets with both players giving their all. Both players won an average of 74 percent of their 1st serves but this climbed to 94 percent for Djokovic in the 3rd set. With second serves Djokovic was some way ahead winning an average of 60 percent compared to Federer’s 49 percent. Djokovic’s ground-stroke consistency was superb, as ever, as was his service returns putting huge pressure of 7-times Champion.
