There wasn’t a grunt, groan or shout of “C’mon!” between them — whether the restraint reflected their respect for each other, for their sport’s most hallowed venue or was a tactical decision to devote their energy into each point was hard to say.

“I promised myself coming on to the court today that I need to stay calm and composed,” he said, “because I knew that the atmosphere will be as it was.”.

Nadal is up 2-1 in the set. “Most of the match I was on the back foot, actually,” said Djokovic, 32. The match's first set made it look like we were headed for another five-hour, five-set classic, reminiscient of their 2008 Wimbledon final.

Federer is four games from his 12th Wimbledon final. 2:32 p.m.: In a game that lasted nine minutes, Nadal finally wins with an ace. Nadal breaks Federer 45-0. Djokovic is the defending Wimbledon champion and is seeking his sixth Wimbledon championship.

12:11 p.m.: Federer has conceded just five points on serve through five games.
Djokovic was first to nudge ahead, 4-2, after breaking Federer’s serve for just the second time in the match. But it was Djokovic’s trophy to raise at the end of an exceptionally contested match that lasted 4 hours 57 minutes — the longest final in Wimbledon history. The most important news stories of the day, curated by Post editors and delivered every morning. So at 6-6, the match just shy of the four-hour mark, they played on for the two-game lead required to win the fifth set.

The physical and psychological toll should have been profound for Federer. 1:30 p.m.: What a game. 1:12 p.m.: A love hold for Fed looks like he is more than capable of bouncing back. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is up there as well, along with a host of past Wimbledon champions including Rod Laver, Stefan Edberg and Chris Evert. 2:44 p.m.: Nadal saved four match points, before Federer finally put a fifth by him. Djokovic played an excellent passing shot that Federer’s backhand couldn’t quite reach and he’s taken the first break of this fifth sets. But instead of fading in the fourth set, he broke Djokovic’s serve in the fifth game and held his own to take a 4-2 lead that thrilled the crowd, which erupted in cheers for the Swiss and the prospect of a fifth set. The Duchess of Cambridge is back for round two (she’s a royal patron of the All England Club and besides that a big tennis fan), this time with her husband William, Duke of Cambridge. 2-1 Federer. 12:16 p.m.: No such luck for Fed as the two continue to trade serves back and forth. In the set’s eighth game, he held at 40-15. To join the Wimbledon story this year, visit wimbledon.com/mywimbledonSUBSCRIBE to The Wimbledon YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/wimbledonLIKE Wimbledon on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WimbledonFOLLOW Wimbledon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WimbledonFOLLOW Wimbledon on Instagram: https://instagram.com/WimbledonFOLLOW Wimbledon on Snapchat: add WimbledonVISIT: http://www.wimbledon.com/ARCHIVE: To license footage, please go to: https://www.imgreplay.com/contact#Wimbledon Federer took the higher-risk approach in a first set of exceptional shot-making and touch. Sporting News tracked live scoring updates and highlights from the 2019 Wimbledon men's singles semifinals. That’s one of the worst sets the Serb has ever played against Federer — according to the Times of London’s tennis correspondent Stu Fraser, it’s the fewest games he’s won in a set against Federer since 2012. Djokovic defeated Roberto Bautista Agut in Friday's other semifinal. A pair of deuces and 23 and 25-shot rallies.

I just tried to fight and find a way when it mattered the most.”. Federer leads 4-1. Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer Wimbledon 2019 final highlights 1:01 p.m.: Another quick game for Nadal as he takes a 4-1 lead over Fed in the set.

Federer got the match’s first service break coming out of the tiebreak then consolidated for a 2-0 lead.


We’re headed for a tiebreak, the first that’ll ever be played in a fifth-set championship at Wimbledon.

If Federer was frustrated by 58 minutes of wasted effort while dropping the opening set, he redirected it magnificently, bolting to a 4-0 lead in the second while Djokovic took a mental walkabout, much as he had in Friday’s semifinal against Roberto Bautista Agut after claiming the opening set before winning in four. 4-4. It may not have been another five-set classic, but whenever Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal meet at Wimbledon, it's always a classic.

Djokovic has never lost to the Swiss champion up two sets to one, and Federer may not get many more chances to swing the match. 1-1 in Set 2. The Championships 2019 will run from 1 July - 14 July. I try to convince myself that it’s like that.”. Djokovic is the defending Wimbledon champion and is seeking his sixth Wimbledon championship. IBM Watson sifts through thousands of minutes of match action to assess every point and determine which are worthy of inclusion, then selects the most exciting moments using a combination of audio and video AI tools that analyse crowd excitement (from the noise), action recognition (for example, visuals of player behaviour) and scoring data. Third set: Djokovic takes a two sets to one lead.

This is the official Wimbledon YouTube page. To have a chance, most prognosticators said, Federer needed to win the opening set. First set: Djokovic wins in a tiebreak, 7-6 (7-5). Any player and any court could be affected by that but by using OpenScale we are able to factor in these changes to the AI system to provide balanced rankings and the best possible highlights. That’s what I play for.”, Woody Harrelson turns into a meme at Wimbledon. Once the package has been produced, typically within just minutes of a match finishing, it is made available to the digital editors at Wimbledon to determine if they want to publish it. Playing ‘the best match of my life,’ Simona Halep dominates Serena Williams for Wimbledon title, Serena Williams finds her path to history narrowing to a tightrope, Shining brighter in twilight, Federer downs Nadal, and next faces Djokovic. Stay hydrated, everybody. Now it’s Federer’s task to not lose that momentum.

Nadal follows with a hold of his own to tie Set 3, 1-1. That was a big missed opportunity.

Wimbledon, the place for summer’s hottest roller coasters. The match was on his racket.

1:54 p.m.: Nadal looks frustrated, but at least he holds serve to win the first point. Down 5-3 in the tiebreak, he won the final four points to get ahead.

2018 Game, set, match: Djokovic wins, 7-6 (7-5), 1-6, 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 13-12 (7-3). Sporting News tracked live scoring updates and highlights from the 2019 Wimbledon …

A fun aside: this is just the sixth Wimbledon men’s final this century to have gone five sets, and Djokovic is two games from victory. Federer made Djokovic run in that set, and Djokovic couldn’t keep up. 1:16 p.m.: Federer speeds through this game and wins 45-0 again. T he advanced technology ranks every point across matches on 10 of the main courts at Wimbledon and packages them into high-quality highlights videos suitable for today… The match unfolded with utter silence from the competitors. Djokovic has gotten his game back on track, and it feels a little bit like the first two sets were something of a wash. He’s back to his good defending and won the longest rally of this match — a 21-shot marathon — in the fourth set. We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism. What is it with these weird second sets? 2:15 p.m.: Nadal won a 26-shot rally, but it's Federer who wins the game. Federer will serve for the match. Nadal wins the game to trim Federer's leads to 4-2. 1:08 p.m.: Nadal rattles off two more speedy games to convincingly take the second set.

12:55 p.m.: Federer had two break points at 15-40, but they come and go as Nadal holds to take the game. 11:44 a.m.: The first game belongs to Federer. Djokovic and Federer just reached the four-hour mark in this match.

This is where another mental trick of Djokovic’s kicked in — “transmuting” the noise, he called it afterward. Wimbledon may be cancelled but the BBC will be showing you plenty of classic action from the grass-court Grand Slam this summer. 4-2 Federer in the fourth. Federer leads the first set 4-3. Federer’s not done yet. 2011

It was Wimbledon’s first singles championship settled under the tournament’s new tiebreak format, which was instituted this year and kicks in if the fifth set is knotted at 12 games each. The 37-year-old Federer was the aggressor, hitting 94 winners to Djokovic’s 54, and he ultimately won more points (218 to 204).

It was the pair’s 25th tiebreak in their career meetings and Djokovic now owns the edge, 13-12, in addition to a one-set lead. Federer acknowledged afterward that the match was “an incredible opportunity missed,” having let two match points and other opportunities slip away. Bryan Brothers Great Points at Wimbledon | Incredible Volleys, Reflexes and … Fixated.


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