Novak Djokovic has his first Wimbledon championship and his second Slam win of the season, downing soon-to-be-dethroned World No. 1 Rafael Nadal in four sets at the All England Club.
Wimbledon Men’s Finals: Rafael Nadal Returns To Form, Takes Uncontested Third Set From Novak Djokovic
Match updates from Day 13 of the Championships, the men’s final of Wimbledon 2011, where World No. 2 Novak Djokovic is out to prove he deserves the World No. 1 ranking he’ll have on Monday.
No. 2 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) leads No. 1 Rafael Nadal (Spain), 6-4 6-1 1-6. It would appear the fourth set will tell the real story of this match, as Rafa has apparently noticed he’s in the Wimbledon finals and adjusted his play accordingly (the announcers remind us how fond Nadal is of the second week at Wimbledon, saying the courts play like clay). An embarrassing miss on a tweener shot is Rafa’s only real boneheaded move, in the fourth game. Djokovic commits his first double fault of the match; Nadal pulls off a double break to take a 5-1 lead, and that’ll about do it for the Serb this set.
Read Article >Novak Djokovic Edges Rafael Nadal In First Set Of Wimbledon Finals
Match updates from Day 13 of the Championships, the men’s final of Wimbledon 2011, where World No. 2 Novak Djokovic is out to prove he deserves the World No. 1 ranking he’ll have on Monday.
Novak Djokovic leads Rafael Nadal, 6-4. This is not to take away from the fact that the Serb has beaten both Rafa and Roger this season when nobody else could, and done so on the great rivals’ best surfaces, but: The Swiss is on a wane. The Spaniard is injured. If there were ever a time for a third man to sidle in and take the grass court title, it’s now.
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