Novak Djokovic defeats Roger Federer in 5-set thriller to win 16th Grand Slam title
London: After spending a fortnight fighting in gruelling matches, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic met each other in the final. The two forces, who are known for their different styles, came together to be a part of an unforgettable encounter at the All England Club.
In the first set, Federer and Djokovic used their respective service games to win alternate games. Djokovic then too the equally contested set to a tie-break and won it take a 1-0 led against Federer.
Following that, Federer fired back with a perfect combination of forehand shots and footwork. He won four games in a row before Djokovic could get his name on the scoreboard. That was also the Serb’s only game win in the second set before Federer closed it in his favour and equalise against his opponent’s lead.
The third set was almost a repetition of the opening set where both players contested in a tie-break. Once again, Djokovic used the situation to fuel his drive and went on to take a 2-1 lead against the Swiss legend.
Following that, Federer fought back once again to equalise the Serb’s lead. He won the fourth set while only allowing Djokovic to bag two games.
The du0 then headed to the decision in which Djokovic was the first to take lead. But Federer closely chased World No. 1 and dragged the set to the third tie-break of the match.
Federer had two championship points but Djokovic defended well. By this time, both men created history by playing in the longest final in Wimbledon history.
Once again, Djokovic was relentless and dominated the tie-break. He defeated Roger Federer to win his fifth Grand Slam title at the All England Club.
Result: Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer 6(5)-6(7), 6-1, 7(7)-6(4), 6-4, 12(3)-13(7)
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
