The Serbian tennis Pro Novak Djokovic the Wimbledon winner. The former world ranking list-First defeat of South African Kevin Anderson – and completed-range to a long thirst.
Novak Djokovic defeated Kevin Anderson with 6:2, 6:2, 7:6 (7:3) and crowned, after 2011, 2014 and again in 2015 to the winner of the lawn tennis tournament from London. The 31-year-old former protege of Boris Becker celebrated his 13. Grand-Slam-Title.
For the former series winner Djokovic a long thirst ends of the route. A Grand-Slam tournament he had won last time in may 2016 at the French Open, his last tournament victory on the ATP Tour, he celebrated in July 2017 in Eastbourne. At the end of may, he had fallen for the first time since the age of twelve from the Top 20 in the world rankings. Finally, the long standing Dominator had fought, however, one piece back and is now starting on Monday in the world rankings back to rank ten.
Anderson no Chance against Djokovic
Djokovic was superior against Anderson from the beginning in all respects. While the South Africans in the first two sets of 25 easy mistakes, showed the former world rank list first nerve. His four break balls in the Match, Djokovic took advantage of all of them ice cold, this led already to a little more than an hour with 2:0 in sets.
Anderson came in especially with his strong serve can hardly be simple points, suggested, ultimately, for his standards a modest ten aces.
Djokovic had reached the final only on Saturday in the continuation of his semi-final match against Rafael Nadal. With 6:4, 3:6, 7:6 (11:9), 3:6, 10:8 he had wrestled the Spanish world ranking list at the end. On Friday, the game was interrupted before the fourth set.
Previously, the with 6:36 hours longest tennis match in history the third catered for a large delay, in which Anderson ultimately with 7:6 (8:6), 6:7 (5:7), 6:7 (9:11), 6:4, 26:24 against the American John Isner.
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