Djokovic vs. Federer: Recap and Results from Wimbledon 2014 Men’s Final

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Published: July 6, 2014

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It was a battle fitting for two of the greatest men's tennis players of all time. The serves were crisp. The returns painted the lines to such a point that multiple zoomed-in reviews were needed. The margin of separation between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer was so thin that the entire match felt like it could swing on a point-to-point basis.     

In the end, Djokovic's youth barely overcame Federer's grass-court mastery.

Djokovic defeated Federer 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-4 in a hard-fought, enthralling five-set classic to earn the 2014 Wimbledon Championship on Sunday. The top-seeded Serb and fourth-seeded Swiss went back and forth for three hours and 56 minutes, trading punches and counterpunches like two prizefighters in their prime.



When Federer pelted aces, Djokovic came back the next point with a blistering return. When Djokovic sent Federer flailing in a poor attempt to return his forehand, FedEx sent the next point to the chalk line himself.

Assessing the match as a whole, it's nearly impossible to find much separation between the pair. Djokovic won 186 points to Federer's 180. He had 27 unforced errors to Federer's 29, and the Swiss actually had seven more winners. Looking forward for Federer, there has not been a better affirmation of his comeback 2014 season than Sunday afternoon in London.



Djokovic just made a couple extra shots when they counted.

One came when he found an elusive break point in the second set. With his back against the wall after dropping a first-set tiebreak, Djokovic's fortitude became apparent right away. He pushed Federer to the brink on his first serve of the set and then earned the first break point of the match on his opponent's second.

In a match between two of the most dominant servers in the world, a break can be as good as a set win. Djokovic held the rest of the way to put h...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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