Novak Djokovic won his fiftieth, out of fifty-one, game yesterday to be crowned Wimbledon Champion. Nadal knew that whatever the outcome, he would be demoted to second in the world with the Serb taking top rank.
Although, as a spectacle, none of the sets were really close which may have lessened the tension and drama but Djokovic found the answer to how to play Nadal on grass, somehow make less unforced errors than hm. Djokovic took the first set 6-4 before blowing Nadal away 6-1 in the second. Nadal kept himself in the match by returning the favour in the third set and also won it 6-1. But Djokovic wasn't to be denied and he took the fourth set 6-3 to win his first Wimbledon trophy, his third Grand Slam victory.
Djokovic has now beaten Nadal five times this calender year with only Roger Federer managing to beat the Serb this year so far. Djokovic celebrated his win by eating a bit of the Wimbledon turf so he could take some of the magic home with him.
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