Credit: Reuters/Stefan Wermuth
1 of 3. Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a return during his men's singles final tennis match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London July 6, 2014.
Federer saved two set points before claiming the decisive tiebreak 9-7 when Djokovic netted a backhand after 51 minutes of scintillating play.
The Djokovic serve had seemed impregnable in the early games. He held three times for the loss of a single point, while he was also able to apply gentle pressure on his opponent with some stinging returns.
The Stefan Edberg effect on Federer's game seemed to be in evidence as the Swiss made frequent forays to the net, with limited success, but both players held their nerve to take it to the tiebreak.
(Reporting by Toby Davis; editing by Clare Lovell)
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