Roger Federer beats Marin Cilic in straight sets to win his eighth Wimbledon title, beating the record he had shared with Pete Sampras.
Watch as Roger Federer holds his serve to love to win the second set 6-1 and take a two-set lead against Marin Cilic in the men’s Wimbledon final.
Roger Federer takes a ‘step towards history’ as he wins the first set against Marin Cilic in the men’s Wimbledon final.
Seven-time Wimbledon winner Roger Federer breaks Marin Cilic in the first set of the men’s Wimbledon final.
Watch highlights as Britain’s Jordanne Whiley and partner Yui Kamiji win a fourth successive Wimbledon women’s wheelchair doubles title.
Britain’s Jordanne Whiley and partner Yui Kamiji won a fourth successive Wimbledon women’s wheelchair doubles title as they saw off Marjolein Buis and Diede de Groot 2-6 6-3 6-0.
Whiley and Japan’s Kamiji went a set down as the Dutch second seeds started confidently on court three.
But 25-year-old Whiley and Kamiji, 23, recovered to take the second and did not lose a game in a decisive third to extend their winning run at Wimbledon.
They receive £12,000 in prize money.
Whiley, who spent eight months out with injury since her last Wimbledon title, told BBC Sport: “This is by far the most special for me. I really did try my hardest. I’m so happy.
“Yui’s my best friend, I would do anything for Yui, I would try my hardest for Yui and I know she would do the same.
“That’s what makes it such a special doubles team.”
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New Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza can be the best player in the world, says her coach Conchita Martinez.
Muguruza beat American five-time champion Venus Williams 7-5 6-0 in Saturday’s final and is expected to rise to number five in the new world rankings on Monday.
The 23-year-old is now a double Grand Slam champion, having won the French Open last year.
Martinez told Sportsweek: “She has the potential and she can win more.”
Spaniard Martinez, the 1994 Wimbledon champion, added: “She is very happy with her game. She beat the world number one, Kerber, and she can go all the way.”
Muguruza was ranked 15th in the world before Wimbledon but both she and Britain’s Johanna Konta, who lost to Venus Williams in the semi-final, are expected to rise above former world number one Serena Williams, who is pregnant with her first child.
Muguruza beat German world number one Angelique Kerber in the last 16 and seventh seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarter-finals on the way to the title.
She was beaten by Serena in the 2015 Wimbledon final, and was determined to avoid a repeat against her sister Venus.
“I didn’t want to lose this time because I know the difference. I’m so happy,” she said.
“I’m happy that once again I see myself winning a Grand Slam, something that is so hard to do.”
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Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo continued their doubles dominance in 2017, capturing a thrilling final at Wimbledon on Saturday. The Polish-Brazilian duo prevailed 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(2), 6-3, 13-11 over Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic, needing four hours and 40 minutes to claim their first Grand Slam title as a team.
“Everybody knows how much I want to win this tournament. The year I won Roland Garros, I said my focus was to win here,” said Melo. “Wimbledon is Wimbledon, the tournament I dreamed about since I was young. I did all the preparations to play my best here. I’m really glad to be able to do it.
“I said to Lukasz before the match that I did everything in my life to be here on this court,” he added. “I wanted to enjoy it as much as I can. The energy was so high. The atmosphere on court was unbelievable. There are no words to describe it.”
Also the champions at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events in Miami and Madrid, as well as the winners on the grass of ‘s-Hertogenbosch and Halle, Kubot and Melo extended their lead atop the Emirates ATP Doubles Race To London. They capped a perfect run through the grass this year, posting a 14-0 record.
It was Kubot’s 19th tour-level trophy and second major crown, adding to his 2014 Australian Open victory with Robert Lindstedt. Melo notched his 27th tour-level title and also lifted a second Grand Slam trophy. He previously won at Roland Garros with Ivan Dodig in 2015.
To say Kubot and Melo earned their first Wimbledon crown would be an understatement. Four of the tandem’s six wins during the fortnight came in five sets, with three extending past 6-all. The fourth seeds had their backs against the wall in the decider on Saturday.
With sunlight fading over the All England Club, they squandered two match points at 6-5 and faced four break points at 8-all, clawing out of a 0/40 hole. And with the roof later closed, they would not be denied their dates with destiny, breaking to love for the match in the 24th game.
The 13-11 finish was the second-longest fifth set in a Wimbledon doubles final in the Open Era. John McEnroe and Michael Stich prevailed 19-17 in the 1992 title match.
Marach and Pavic, meanwhile, were contesting their first Grand Slam final together. Also runners-up in Stuttgart and Antalya this year, the Austrian-Croatian duo finish the grass-court season with an impressive 11-3 record. Marach falls to 15-21 in tour-level finals, while Pavic drops to 6-13.