Roger steers a nerveless forehand into the left corner to secure a big, big hold. The first of those goes into the net, and Federer aces to eliminate the other. The ball sits up perfectly from a desperate Federer backhand, and he makes no mistake! Look good; lose well – could be just as applicable. Djokovic's patience starts to wear thin and he finally puts this service game to bed. Fed serves, and Djokovic is on all fours as a forehand skips into the corner for 9-9. Only last year, he beat Federer in a compelling five-set final here, settling into a vein of dead-eyed accuracy in the last few games that made it clear he was simply never going to miss. Serious chance for Federer here, but Djokovic halves the deficit with a huge serve into the body and then levels with another one out wide. Djokovic nets a forehand to offer some hope but - yet again - it's a fleeting one. Novak then pokes the ball over after a delicate battle of wills at the net - Centre Court enjoys that. The site primarily focuses on the men’s game with a bias towards Roger Federer but also covers the financials of the sports, equipment reviews, strings, and every tournament at Grand Slam, 1000, and 500 level. Federer piles a backhand into the net - three set points for Djokovic. But Djokovic backhands him into submission again: 2-4. The challengers - Federer, Murray, Wawrinka et al - will be back again next year, but who will bet against the gluten-free champion making it three in a row? Murray pretty much been a punching bag for both Roger and Djoker this year. Gasquet couldn't serve out the affair at 5-3 in the fifth yet his chance as it turned out wasn't gone. Give the people what they want... #releasetheroof. As Djokovic is pinned back well behind the baseline, Federer puts a forehand into the net to waste his chance. McEnroe's going for Federer in five sets, Henman says Roger's momentum is the greater, and Roddick manages to avoid clambering off the fence at all. by the way, is this real Post J, or something in testing which caught accidentally? A day after Williams became the oldest woman to win a Grand Slam title when she swept to a sixth Wimbledon, fellow 33-year-old Federer will bid to become the oldest men's champion at the All England Club in the Open Era. Kinda like this kit but honestly don’t care as long as he does well in the tournament. Three Swiss forehands fall just over the baseline, though, and Djokovic recovers to 40-15. Nerves of titanium. He has an admirable record of consistency at the highest level having made at least the semi-finals 19 times at the last 20 Grand Slams. Federer after another decisive serve....and another secures the hold! Djokovic to serve now. Federer swashbuckles his way to 30-0, as the rain gets a little heavier. Djokovic breezed on serve -- not facing a break point -- as he improved to 13-0 against the reigning U.S. Open champion. "He left everything out there, making the World Tour Finals," Federer told reporters Wednesday. With the court gaping, Federer waits for the ball to bounce and....finds the net cord: 15-30. He gets enough on his next return to force an error, though, and Federer then dips a forehand wide on the right-hand side: 40-30. Immaculate start. As for the sportsmanship award, I’m seeing some stuff on Twitter that implies that the ATP pre-edits the nominations, and Tim Smyczek was NOT EVEN ON the ballot that players actually voted from??!! In finals at the majors they are 1-1 with Djokovic's Wimbledon triumph of 12 months ago following Federer's straight sets victory in the 2007 US Open. So he won’t be wearing the grey ones. That goes begging when a forehand lands just long: deuce. Here's the sound of Djokovic wrapping up that first-set tie break: No-nonsense response from Federer - he too holds to love, wielding that potent forehand in the process. Federer serves boldly and Djokovic's return is netted: deuce. Ah cool. Federer can't capitalise, though, and nets a backhand return. Andy Murray must satisfy himself with third. Federer mixes up the serve to keep Novak guessing, and it's 40-0 in a flash. Federer capitalises on that aggression by swatting a vintage forehand from left to right: 30-all. Djokovic forces a Federer return into the net: 9-10. Because it's 442 in ventilator beds. "So it might not be as partisan a crowd or atmosphere as some matches that I play here. Today (Thursday) is the draw, isn’t it? Wawrinka struggled with his backhand return throughout and he netted one when holding a break point at 9-9. Djokovic then comes to the net, and should put his own volley away, but Federer misses the cross-court counter-punch anyway: 15-all. Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer for the second straight year in the Wimbledon final. Tim Henman and Andy Roddick are straight in after the opening montage (U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name" was the BBC's choice) to talk about humidity. An unfussy overhead edges him back in front, but Djokovic punches a backhand into the right corner for 30-all. Another forehand return back across court goes long. Prices have gone way up in the last few hours as the draw has approached- people realising that sunday or monday evening should be Federer or Wawrinka v Nadal. Federer's serve is an adaptable Swiss Army knife, but faces Djokovic's unparalleled dagger of a return. I believe he didn’t have many early exits from tournaments? A year earlier in a turning point for Murray, he beat Federer at the 2012 Olympics to win the gold medal on Wimbledon's grass. Now Federer's doing the chasing again, and he pokes an excellent forehand into the left corner, but Djokovic reacts to get a backhand of his own back down the line. That loss in the UAE was just one of three for Djokovic all year with the third coming at the worst possible time at the hands of an inspired Stan Wawrinka in the final of the French Open, the only Slam still to elude him. The players are back, and they'll knock up for three minutes to blow away any cobwebs from the fifteen-minute rain delay.

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