2015 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles final

Wimbledon Men's Final
Serbia Novak Djokovic (1) vs. Switzerland Roger Federer (2)
Set 1 2 3 4
Serbia Novak Djokovic 77 610 6 6
Switzerland Roger Federer 61 712 4 3
Date Sunday 12 July 2015
Tournament The Championships, Wimbledon
Location London, Great Britain

The 2015 Wimbledon Championships Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships.

A significant part of the Djokovic–Federer rivalry, it pitted defending champion Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer against each other in a Grand Slam final for the third time, a rematch of the Wimbledon final a year ago in which Djokovic defeated Federer in a five-set thriller. Overall before the match, Federer led the head-to-head 20 matches to 19, with the two players tied one to one on grass and one to one in grand slam finals.[1]

This was the first time the top two seeds have met in a men's grand slam final since the 2014 French Open, which pitted Rafael Nadal (1) against Djokovic (2).

Background

Federer, a winner of 17 grand slams, was appearing in his 26th grand slam final and tenth Wimbledon final. He was seeking a record eighth Wimbledon title, which would rank him above Pete Sampras, who won the tournament seven times.[2]

Djokovic, a winner of eight grand slams, was appearing in his 17th grand slam final and fourth Wimbledon final. He was seeking his third Wimbledon title, and looking to defend his win a year ago.

Build-up

This was a re-match of the previous year's final where Djokovic had managed to win in 5 sets. The match was particularly awaited by Federer fans due to his recent form in the tournament. He had reached the semi-final against Andy Murray losing just one set and wrapping all his previous rounds with less than 10 hours spent on the court. In the semi-final he outclassed Murray in 3 straight sets and the air of anticipation of another Federer Grand Slam was inevitable. A record 8th Wimbledon and a staggering 18th Major win was on the cards for the Swiss master. On the other half of the draw, Dkokovic had barely survived after a scare of a 4th round elimination against Kevin Anderson who he beat from 2 sets down. Djokovic was also coming in at the back of a tough loss in the French Open Final against Stan Wawrinka, and was known to be vulnerable at times. All this built up to a possible Federer clinic in the final where Djokovic was widely believed to eventually take the fall.

Match

The first couple of sets saw a fierce battle with Djokovic winning the first set; before Roger making a comeback after an exhilarating tie-breaker to win the 2nd. By the 3rd set however, Djokovic started to tighten his grip on the match as Federer's count of unforced errors started to creep up. In some crucial moments, Djokovic was able to defend break points and eventually it became too much for Federer to sustain the challenge, whom many analysts now believe is starting to show signs of age. In an anti climactic yet expected result, the Serb was able to hold off Roger and win it rather easily in 4 sets. source

Statistics

Category Djokovic Federer
1st serve % 95 of 145 = 66%94 of 141 = 67%
1st serve points won 70 of 95 = 74%70 of 94 = 74%
2nd serve points won30 of 50 = 60% 23 of 47 = 49%
Aces 13 14
Double faults 1 3
Winners 46 58
Unforced errors16 35
Winners-UFE+30 +23
Break point conversions4 of 10 = 40% 1 of 7 = 14%
Net points won 20 of 34 = 59% 42 of 58 = 78%
Receiving points won48 of 141 = 34% 45 of 145 = 31%
Total points won148 138
Total distance covered2967.7 m3172.3 m

Source

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer Head To Head". SteveGTennis. July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer in Wimbledon 2015 men's singles final – as it happened". Guardian. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
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