Who – August 10, 2019

Threeepicfinalswrapupthebiggesttournamentin theworldoftennis

A

FTERAMARATHONMATCH

thatlastedfourhoursand 57

minutes,whichsawlegendary

tennisrivalsNovakDjokovic,32,and

RogerFederer,37,gohead-to-head,itwas

a tie-breakpointthatultimatelyledto

Djokovic’sgrandslamwinonJuly14.The

Serbianplayer’s7-6,1-6,7-6,4-6,13-

triumphbecamehisfifthWimbledon

victory,addingtohisimpressive

collectionof 16 totalgrandslamwins

includingfiveatWimbledon.

“IknowI’vesaidthisbefore,butwhen

wasa boy...thisalwayshasbeenthe

ournamentforme.It’swhereI wantedto

participateandwhereI wantedtowinone

day,”Djokovicsaidfollowingthematch.

“Ithinkthiswas,ifnotthemost

xcitingandthrillingfinalI waseverpart

f, thendefinitelytoptwoorthreeinmy

areer against one of the greatest players

f alltime in Roger, who I respect a lot.”

Afriendly rival, Federer agreed it

wasone of the best games of tennis he’d

played. “For now, it hurts, and it should,

likeeverylossdoeshereatWimbledon,”

hesaid.“ButI’mverystrongatbeingable

tomoveonbecauseI don’twanttobe

depressedaboutactuallyanamazing

tennismatch.”

Thenail-bitingdeciderwaswitnessed

bycelebritiesandroyalsalike,including

theDukeandDuchessofCambridge,both

37,modelKendallJenner,23,andactor

HughGrant,58.Thememorablematch

toppedoffa weekendofthrillingfinals.

Inthewomen’sfinalonJuly13,Serena

WilliamslosttoworldNo.7,27-year-old

SimonaHalep(6-2,6-2)andgracefully

acceptedherdefeat,whichtookless

thananhour.AfterHalep’s4-0lead

inthefirst 11 minutes,Williams

wasn’tabletoclimbbackontop.

“Sheliterallyplayedoutofher

mind.Congratulations,Simona,”

Williams, 37, said. “When a player

plays that amazing, you have to just

tip your hat to her.”

And while Djokovic and Halep

were celebrating their wins, so too

WIMBLEDON

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Romania’s

Simona

Halep

wonthe

women’s

singles.

The Duchess of
Cambridge (left)
attended Day 12 of
Wimbledon with
her sister, Pippa
Middleton, 35.

GAME OVER