Djokovic Defeats Federer in Marathon Wimbledon Final

Gord Bacon

am800-sports-tennis-wimbledon-novak-djokovic-july-2018-1.4113873 LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 15: Novak Djokovic of Serbia kisses the trophy after winning the Men's Singles final against Kevin Anderson of South Africa on day thirteen of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 15, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) (Michael Steele/Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning the Men's Singles final against Kevin Anderson on day thirteen of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships July 15, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images))

Novak Djokovic had to work for his fifth Wimbledon crown over Roger Federer

Novak Djokovic had to work for his fifth Wimbledon crown over Roger Federer.

He becomes the first player in 71-years to win the title after facing match-points in the final. It took five tiebreakers to decide the winner on Sunday but Djokovic came out on top: 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 13-12 (3).

That makes it two Wimbledon titles in a row for Djokovic who now has 16 Grand Slam trophies.

He currently sits in third place all time behind Federer's 20, and Rafael Nadal's 18 Grand Slams.

Sunday was Federer's record 12th appearance in the title match, but Djokovic is now 3-0 against Federer in the Wimbledon finals.