• GREAT BRITAIN
    WIMBLEDON 2019 FINAL LIVE: Serena Williams' Quest for No.24 must go through Simona Halep

    Follow the WTA Insider Live Blog from the Wimbledon final, where No.7 Simona Halep stands between 7-time champion Serena Williams' quest for a record-tying 24th major singles title.

    WTA INSIDER COURTNEY NGUYEN
    July 13, 2019
    Simona Halep defeats Serena Williams 6-2, 6-2 to win Wimbledon.
    15-0: Serena backhand return into the net.

    30-0: Serena forehand long.

    40-0: Unreturnable first serve.

    GAME: Serena nets a forehand.

    Simona Halep caps off her perfect performance with a love hold to win Wimbledon!

    She drops to her knees with a look of absolute disbelief.
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  • Simona Halep Beats Serena Williams for Wimbledon Title
    Halep captured her first championship at the All England Club, denying Williams her record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title.
    By Christopher Clarey/New York Times
    Simona Halep kissed the Venus Rosewater Dish trophy after winning the Wimbledon women’s final against Serena Williams.
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    Simona Halep kissed the Venus Rosewater Dish trophy after winning the Wimbledon women’s final against Serena Williams.CreditBen Stansall/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
    WIMBLEDON, England — For the third time since her return to tennis, Serena Williams was one victory away from equaling Margaret Court’s record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles.
    For the third time, Williams faltered, losing the Wimbledon final Saturday to Simona Halep, 6-2, 6-2.
    “She really played out of her mind, so congratulations, Simona,” Williams said in an on-court interview, referring to Halep’s dominance in a match that was over in 56 minutes and in which Halep made only three unforced errors.
    Asked if she had ever played a better match, Halep said, “Never.”
    It was the 11th Wimbledon final for Williams. It was the first for Halep, but Halep made the new opportunity count, becoming the first Romanian player to win a singles title at the All England Club.
    She was once resistant to the charms of grass court tennis, preferring the sport’s slower, higher-bouncing surfaces.
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    But in this year’s tournament, with the victories piling up, she declared that her attitude had changed.
    “I love grass,” she said after reaching the semifinals. “It’s the first time when I say that.”
    She continued: “It’s a little bit dangerous when you play on grass because the feet are not really as stable as you are on hardcourt or a clay court. That’s why I prefer those surfaces. But now I started to feel it, to have it in my hands, to have it in my legs and also in my mind, which is very important.”
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  • AS GSTAAD CHAMPIONS

    Anders Mol (left) and Christian Sorum of Norway are back-to-back Swatch Major Gstaad gold medal winners.

    Gstaad, Switzerland, July 13, 2019 - Anders Mol and Christian Sorum entered this week's FIVB World Tour event with disappointment, but the young Norwegians will be leaving the Swiss Alps village with smiles on their faces after winning the gold medal at the Swatch Major Gstaad here Sunday for the second-straight year.

    The pre-World Championships favorites, but only third-place finishers this past Sunday in Hamburg, Germany, the top-seeded Mol and Sorum became the first men's team since 2006 to win back-to-back Gstaad titles as the Norwegians posted a 2-0 (21-17, 21-15) title-clinching win in 34 minutes over 21st-seeded Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen of the Netherlands.

    With the victory, the 22-year-old Mol and 23-year-old Sorum collected the $40,000 first-place prize in winning their eighth World Tour gold medal with their first FIVB title being in Gstaad 364 days ago. The 29-year-old Brouwer and 31-year-old Meeuwsen shared $32,000 for finishing second.

    It was Mol and Sorum's second-straight FIVB World Tour win over the Dutch as Brouwer and Meeuwsen dropped a pool play match May 30 to the Norwegians in the Czech Republic. Prior to that meeting in Ostrava, the Dutch had won four of the first five matches with Mol and Sorum.

    After the award's ceremony, Mol said "I’m really proud of how we performed this week, how we managed to recover from the world championships in such a good way. We were a little disappointed about the semifinal, of course really happy with the bronze, but we were going for the gold. But it was as long week with a lot of media, a lot of new things for us."

    As for Gstaad and winning a second gold medal, Mol added "it felt like coming home a little bit. We just love it here, we love playing in Gstaad, we have so many good memories from last year so we were really excited to play here and ready to put on a big fight for the cowbells. So I’m happy and proud of how we managed to find energy in the end."

    Mol said the gold medal match was his team's "best game in this whole tournament for sure. We really won that golden cowbell and we really wanted that win against Robert and Alex. They’re such an amazing team. They’ve had a little bit of a tough season. They’re such a strong team and for us it’s weird to see them losing these close games. We know they can play on a such a good level and they showed it this tournament. I hope to meet them a lot more in finals because it’s always fun to play against them."

    Sorum said winning "old back to back in Gstaad is amazing. It’s was special last year since we were hoping for a cowbell before the tournament. Of course, that’s everyone’s dream. Then we won the quarterfinal, then we won the semifinal and we had a cowbell then we won the final and to be back here this year and fight for another cowbell. Mentally it was tough so to be standing on the top of the podium in this tournament as well, it’s real amazing. And we got out 100th victory."

    With Norway meeting the Netherlands for the first-time in a men's World Tour gold medal match since the start of FIVB-sanctioned events in 1987, Mol and Sorum advanced to the finals with a 2-0 (21-18, 21-14) win in 40 minutes over sixth-seeded Evandro Goncalves/Bruno Oscar Schmidt of Brazil.

    The semifinal victory was the Norwegians' 100th FIVB win as Mol and Sorum became the fourth-fastest men's team to reach the century match mark in 124 World Tour starts. Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos, the last men’s team to win back-to-back Gstaad titles, reached 100 wins in 119 matches with compatriot Marcio Araujo/Benjamin Insfran and Americans Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena accomplishing the feat in 124 matches.

    Brouwer and Meeuwsen, the 2013 FIVB World Championships winner , reached the final by posting a 2-0 (21-17, 21-15) win in 37 minutes over 12th-seeded Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai of Italy. Earlier this week, the Italians defeated the Dutch pair in pool play.

    Meeuwsen said "we put in our best effort but it was not even close to enough. They played well and it’s a different level. We’ll have to work hard and find a way to beat these guys."

    Brouwer echoed some of the same statements as his partner and said "next year we have an interesting little tournament coming up (Tokyo Olympics). As Robbie said, it’s for us to work really hard, practice hard and find that way to beat these guys."

    Alexander Brouwer (left) and Robert Meeuwsen of The Netherlands

    In the bronze medal match, Evandro and Bruno rebounded with a 2-1 (16-21, 21-17, 15-12) bronze medal win in 50 minutes over Lupo and Nicolai. While the Brazilians split $20,000 for placing third on the podium, Lupo and Nicolai shared $16,000 for fourth place.

    Evandro Goncalves (right) with a Mikasa reception as Brazilian partner Bruno Oscar Schmidt follows the action

    It was the third FIVB meeting this season between the two teams with Evandro and Bruno now leading the World Tour series 2-1. The Brazilians won the last meeting in Warsaw a month ago where Evandro and Bruno captured the gold medal by defeating Mol and Sorum in the Polish Open gold medal match.

    An exhausted Bruno said after the match that “we can’t deny we are tired for sure. We can’t deny that we are not frustrated by not being in the final. We deserved that. I want to give all that I have learned to Evandro and we have one of the best spots, we are two of the best players. I’m working very hard to come back from injuries and everything. We will continue, we still have a long season. For Brazilians it is very hard, we don’t have many breaks.

    Nicolai said that “the first set was close, and I think both teams played very well. For the crowd it was nice to see. The tournament was a very high level with the best teams in the world. We leave here without a medal but one of the teams is going to do that. We have a chance next week in Espinho to win.”
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  • GSTAAD SEMIFINALIST
    Stretching for the ball is Carolina Salgado, the second member of the Brazilian family to reach a FIVB World Tour semifinal in Gstaad

    Gstaad, Switzerland, July 13, 2019 - The Salgado-Solberg name has created several memorable moments on the FIVB World Tour for the past two decades, and Carolina produced another milestone for the family here Saturday morning by winning a quarterfinal match with Maria Antonelli to reach the semifinals at the US$600,000 Swatch Major Gstaad.

    With Pedro Solberg winning two gold (2008 and 2016) and one silver (2013) medals on the Swiss Alps village centre court with three different partners, Carolina joins her older sibling in becoming the first brother-sister to reach their gender’s FIVB World Tour semifinal in Gstaad.

    Pedro Solberg (left) and Evandro Goncalves of Brazil with their 2016 Gstaad gold medals

    Carolina and Antonelli, who had to win a qualifying match Tuesday, posted the second women's quarterfinal win Saturday as the 15th-seeded Brazilians with a 2-0 (21-19, 21-19) victory in 42 minutes over ninth-seeded and reigning European champions Sanne Keizer/Madelein Meppelink of the Netherlands.

    Prior to Saturday's advancement to the semifinals, Carolina had never finished higher than fifth as she and her old sister Maria Clara reached the quarterfinals in Gstaad at the 2007, 2008 and 2010 tournaments.

    Diving for Mikasa at the 2010 Gstaad event is Maria Clara Salgado

    Martin and Paul Laciga of Switzerland are the other brother combination to reach a Gstaad semifinal together placing second in the first men’s event in the village in 2001. German twins Marcus and Christoph Dieckmann earned a spot in the semifinals with different partners.

    Markus Dieckmann and Jonas Reckermann placed second in both 2003 and 2004 in Gstaad with Christoph Dieckmann and Julius Brink gathering a bronze medal in 2006.

    "That's great about being the first brother-sister tandem to reach the semis," said the 31-year old Carolina. "My sister and I had several chances to play for the medals, but it did not happen. That was disappointing, but that is in the past. I am more focused on this week's event with Maria. We need a good result to improve our standing on the World Tour and Olympic rankings."

    Entering this week's action Carolina and Antonelli are No. 10 in the World Tour rankings but are the third Brazilian team listed on the entry list behind compatriots No. 4 Rebecca Cavalcanti/Ana Patricia Silva and No. 5 Agatha Bednarczuk/Eduarda "Duda" Lisboa.

    On the Olympic provisional ranking list as of July 8, Rebecca/Ana Patricia are No. 1, Agatha/Duda listed 11th and Carolina/Antonelli No. 13. With a guaranteed fourth-place finish this week, Carolina/Antonelli are now tied in points on the provisional ranking list with Agatha/Duda as both teams have 4,280 points.

    A team's best 12 finishes are used in determining the 15 qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with a maximum of two teams per country allowed. Rebecca/Ana Patricia are the run-away leaders on the provisional list with 7,360 with 11 counting events. Despite being tied in points, Agatha/Duda have a slight edge as they have competed in seven events and Carolina/Antonelli are with eight appearances.

    Qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games continues through mid-June 2020. In addition to the 15 teams per gender from the World Tour with a maximum of two pairs per country, the 24-team field will also be made up of five tandems from the continental confederation pathway along with a host country pair, the 2019 world champions and two duos from this season's Olympic qualifier in China in September. Continue on https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/carolina-joins-brother-pedro-as-gstaad-semifinalist?id=85168
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  • FORMULA 1
    Grand Prix of Great Britain
    Hamilton's record win in Silverstone - Vettel crash with Verstappen

    At the tenth World Cup race, the Formula 1 returned to its roots to Silverstone, where in 1950 the first Grand Prix ever took place. And in the UK, the audience got a lot. At the end local hero Lewis Hamilton had the nose ahead and can call himself record winner with the sixth triumph. Last year's winner Sebastian Vettel had run the race after the 39th round.

    Lewis Hamilton
    Silverstone record winner: British Lewis Hamilton prevails in the home race. Getty Images

    At the start, with the polesetter Valtteri Bottas could keep his lead, could improve in the top flight only Vettel. The Heppenheimer pulled past Pierre Gasly in the Red Bull in fifth place.

    Between the two Mercedes developed a duel for the leadership, behind it argued Ferrari and Red Bull for the places. Bottas had in lap 4, first Mercedes teammate Hamilton pass by, but the counter of the Finn sat.

    The Mercedes duo controlled the field, behind raging between Charles Leclerc in Ferrari and Max Verstappen in Red Bull and Vettel and Gasly a fierce fight. Verstappen pushed in the 14th lap after the tire change in the box past Leclerc, who quickly returned the favor after a slide of the Dutchman on the track.

    In the 24th round, the field was sorted by a turn of Antonio Giovinazzi and the associated safety car phase new: Hamilton benefited and was suddenly in front of Bottas, Vettel was allowed to hope for third on the podium. Until the 39th round. As Verstappen attacked the Germans and was able to prevail, Vettel drove almost unrestrained in the Red Bull of the Dutchman.

    For Vettel the race had run after the Verbremser, Verstappen came back from the gravel in fifth place. Vettel had with his Ferrari in the box and came back with a new front wing, new tires and a ten-second penalty in 17th place on the track. Meanwhile, Hamilton prevailed in front of his teammate Bottas and got at the last moment even the fastest race lap. Bottas finished second, Leclerc, who benefited from the Vettel Verstappen crash, completed the podium in third.
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  • VIDEO RUSSIA GOLDEN AGAIN WITH SECOND STRAIGHT MEN'S VNL TITLE
    POLAND OVER BRASIL

    Russia claims the FIVB Volleyball Nations League title

    Chicago, USA, July 14, 2019 – Russia successfully defended its FIVB Volleyball Nations League title by defeating USA 3-1 (25-23, 20-25, 25-21, 25-20) on Sunday, and for the second year in a row winning the gold-medal match against the host country. Last year the Russians beat host France to claim the first-ever VNL title.

    Earlier today Poland won the bronze medal match with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-21) win over Brazil.

    Russia wing spiker Dmitry Volkov led the gold medallists with 17 points, including 13 via attack, two blocks and two aces. Wing spiker Egor Kliuka contributed 14 points in the victory, including a stellar 11-of-14 hitting, two aces and a block.

    “It feels fantastic because we are very proud,” said Volkov, who was named to the VNL Dream Team. “We are missing a lot of our top players, so we didn’t expect to win. We are very happy. With a new coach, we have a new team and played very strong throughout the VNL.”

    As part of a balanced offence led by setter and captain Igor Kobzar, Russia had four players in double-figure scoring with middle Ivan Iakovlev tallying seven kills on 10 attacks, a team-high four blocks and an ace. Opposite Victor Poletaev added 11 points in the win.

    Kliuka and Iakovlev were also selected the VNL Dream Team for Russia.

    Russia held a 10-7 block advantage and a slim 7-6 margin in aces, while USA produced a 51-49 edge in attack points. Russia benefited from 29 USA errors in the match, 11 of which came in the opening set.

    “I think we were patient because we knew USA was a great passing team,” Russia coach Tuomas Sammelvuo said after winning the gold. “We wanted to play a long match because they also played five sets late. Maybe their serving and passing wouldn’t be as effective. We started the game in trouble with our opposite, but then he was able to get the most important balls down when we really needed it. It was a team effort, to believe and to trust in each other. We played as a team.”

    2019 FIVB Volleyball Nations League - Dream Team
    Best Outside Hitters: Egor Kliuka and Dmitri Volkov (both Russia), Bartosz Bednorz (Poland)
    Best Middle Blockers: Max Holt (USA), Ivan Iakovlev (Russia)
    Best Libero: Erik Shoji (USA)
    Best Setter: Micah Christenson (USA)
    MVP/Best Opposite: Matt Anderson (USA)

    Outside hitter Taylor Sander paced USA with a match-high 20 points through 17 kills on 29 attacks, two aces and a block. Matt Anderson, named the tournament’s most valuable player/best opposite, scored 19 points on 18 kills and an ace.

    “We managed to control Matt Anderson, the key player, and Taylor Sander in attack,” Sammelvuo said. “Blocking was a difference while their reception broke down.”

    With an influx of youth on Russia’s team, Sammelvuo praised his squad for coming through for another title.

    “I am happy because we have some new players at this level and big roles for the first time,” Sammelvuo said. “So that is great.”

    Sammelvuo agreed with Volkov on the team’s expectations to win the VNL this year with many of the top players missing. Instead of looking to win the tournament, the team’s expectations were more short term.

    “I think we didn’t expect to win when we started,” Sammelvuo said. “We focused on getting better day by day.”

    The 2019 VNL is the second year of existence of the competition. USA was attempting to become the first country to win both gender titles in an FIVB top annual world-level tournament. USA defeated Brazil 3-2 to win the women’s VNL title earlier this month in China. Brazil was the last country to win both gender titles of FIVB’s top annual world-level tournaments in the same year as they won the World League and World Grand Prix in 2009. Both the World League and World Grand Prix were discontinued after the 2017 season.

    USA had defeated Russia 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-20) earlier in the Finals Round pool play, though Russia fielded a starting lineup mainly of reserves as both teams had already qualified for the semifinals.

    Bronze Medal Match

    In the bronze medal match, Poland was led by Bartosz Bednorz and his 21 points, including 15 attack points, four blocks and two aces. Lukasz Kazmarek added 11 points and captain Karol Klos added 10 points. Team stats reflected the nature of Poland’s victory as they held a 14-4 block advantage and 6-2 margin in aces. Poland also benefitted from 19 Brazil errors.

    “I cannot describe it,” Klos said. “It is an amazing feeling. With so many young guys, altogether pushing one way all tournament – an incredible feeling.”

    Poland defeated Brazil for the second time in the VNL Finals with the first victory being a surprising five-set win to open pool play.

    Bednorz felt his team was on a mission, and it came from within the players, beyond the skills on the court.

    “I think our character and big heart on the court helped win this match,” Bednorz said.

    “Today we pushed from the beginning to the end,” Klos said. “We beat Brazil with such a young team, with great players. It is a great pleasure to play with these guys.”
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  • WOMEN'S PODIUM
    Cowbell and medal winners in Gstaad Sunday were (left to right) Carolina Salgado, Marie Antonell, April Ross, Alix Klineman, Rebecca Cavalcanti and Ana Patricia Silva

    Gstaad, Switzerland, July 14, 2019 - In the 100th women's gold medal match between Brazil and the United States on the FIVB World Tour, Alix Klineman and April Ross from the North American country bested Maria Antonelli and Carolina Salgado from the South American nation to top the podium at the 20th annual Swatch Major Gstaad.

    In becoming the second women's team from the United States to win a Swatch Major Gstaad title, the third-seeded Klineman and Ross posted a 2-1 (15-21, 21-17, 15-12) win in 55 minutes over the 15th-seed Antonelli and Carolina.

    Previously, Olympic and world champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings captured the Gstaad crown six times - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2012. Ross and Walsh Jennings placed second in 2016 before collecting the bronze medal together at the Rio 2016 Summer Games.

    With the US$600,000 Swatch Major Gstaad being the 407th World Tour event for women since the start of FIVB-sanction events in 1992, the Americans have now won 55 of the 100 gold medal matches with Brazilians. Eight of the title’s matches have been played in Gstaad with the United States leading 5-3.

    When asked if the gold medal was the most satisfying of the 25 FIVB titles she has won, the 37-year old Ross said “yes. We were so frustrated after losing the gold medal match in Hamburg last week. That frustration carried over to our matches this week. This was a big win for us as a team.”

    Klineman and Ross have now won four World Tour gold medals in 15 FIVB appearances together since January 2018. In their first event together in The Netherlands, Klineman and Ross had to qualify for the main draw and then advanced to the finals to defeat Antonelli and Carolina for the gold medal.

    Sunday’s victory netted the Americans 1,200 Olympic qualifying points for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games along with receiving the $40,000 first-place prize. Antonelli and Carolina split $32,000 for finishing second along with 1,080 points for Olympic consideration.

    The gold medal meeting was set up Sunday morning when Klineman/Ross rallied from a seven-point (18-11) deficit in the first set to post a 2-0 (22-20, 21-17) semi-final win in 43 minutes over top-seeded Nina Betschart/Tanja Huberli of Switzerland. Antonelli/Carolina posted a 2-0 (21-16, 21-16) semi-final win in 37 minutes over fifth-seeded compatriots Ana Patricia Silva/Rebecca Cavalcanti.

    In the bronze medal match, Ana Patricia and Rebecca posted a 2-0 (21-14, 21-12) win in 31 minutes over Betschart and Huberli. The Brazilians split $20,000 for third-place with 960 Olympic points with Betschart and Huberli netting 840 points and earning $16,000 for fourth-place.

    Blocking at the net is Brazilian Ana Patricia Silver (center) and Nina Betschart of Switzerland

    With the Tokyo 2020 “test” event looming in two weeks, the FIVB World Tour will stage to more qualifying events for the Summer Games in Portugal (Espinho) and Canada (Edmonton). Following the Tokyo event, the World Tour returns to Europe for the Vienna Major July 30-August 4 in the Austrian capital.
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  • Wimbledon 2019
    "It's great to know that as small as Romania and Serbia are doing so well on the world's largest stage ."

    Simona Halep and Novak Djokovic danced to the ball. Our champion drew all eyes

    Simona Halep (27 years old - 4th place WTA) participated inthe Wimbledon Championship Ball , as the winner of the trophy after defeating Serena William 's favorite 6-2, 6-2 . The event also featured Novak Djokovic (32 years old - 1st ATP), who defeated Roger Federer in the men's final in London.

    At the Champions Dinner, Simona Halep danced with Novak Djokovic, according to tradition. The two were photographed alongside the trophies, and Djokovic made a small speech before: "It's great to know that as small as Romania and Serbia are doing so well on the world's largest stage . "

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    Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep at the Wimbledon ball 馃槏

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    The Wimbledon champions were applauded, and Simona shone throughout the event.

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    Simona Halep, extraordinary victory over Serena Williams in the Wimbledon final
    Our great champion had a trend fantastic single and became the first Romanian who won the singles title. This was the second Grand Slam tournament won by Simona Halep.

    Simona Halep won the Wimbledon tournament on Saturday after defeating American Serena Williams in the final with 6-2, 6-2. Halep won his second Grand Slam title from his career after one of the best career matches after a 55-minute victory over the former world leader.

    Simona Halep, the world's seventh number, lost a single set on the way to the second Grand Slam title in front of Mihaela Buz膬rnescu in the second round, his first Grand Slam title being won in Rolls Garros in 2018.

    Halep, who played the fifth Grand Slam final, after three at Roland Garros and one at the Australian Open, won one of the best players in tennis history, Serena having seven titles at Wimbledon (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010) , 2012, 2015, 2016), and 23 of the Great Slam in Career. Williams played the final at the All England Club and the US Open last year.

    Novak Djokovic, a dramatic victory in the match with Roger Federer
    Novak Djokovic, world leader and champion en titre, won the Wimbledon 2019 after defeating the Swiss Roger Federer with 7-6 (7-5), 1-6, 7-6 (7) -4), 4-6, 13-12 (7-3).

    Djokovic has scored his fifth title in London after he has saved two balls in the longest Wimbledon final, and the first to end with a tie-break after 12-12 in the set decisive. Federer remains with eight championship titles at Wimbledon.

    The Serbian won the victory after four hours and 57 minutes, finishing with number 133 overtaking the former record since 2008, when Nadal faced Federer with 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7) , 6-7 (8-10), 9-7, after four hours and 48 minutes.

    Djokovic reached 16 Grand Slam titles, compared to 18, with Rafael Nadal and 20 of Federer. Serbian won four of the last five Grand Slam tournaments, missing the title only at Roland Garros, where he was defeated in the semifinals by the Austrian Dominic Thiem.

    Novak Djokovic won his third final in front of Federer at Wimbledon after 2014 and 2015. He has 26-22 in direct matches with the Swiss, winning the last five duels. Federer's last victory over Djokovic dates back to 2015 from the group stage to the Champions Tournament.

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