Wimbledon 2017: Roger Federer beats Marin Cilic to seal record eighth title
Roger Federer beats Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 to win his eighth Wimbledon title!
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Roger Federer’s name is on the trophy here. He just needs to add the final few flourishes. History beckons. His heart is beating that little bit faster as he walks to the baseline to serve. Cilic, like a condemned man heading to the gallows, takes his place, ready to return. The sun’s come out at last. Of course it has. But Federer still needs some points. He loses the first, sending a backhand long. 0-15. But he steadies himself with an accurate serve. Another one makes it 30-15 and he gees himself up with some Swiss-German. He has two championship points when Cilic screws a forehand return off to the right. Applause. Silence. A missed first serve. A rally. It’s not over yet. Cilic finds the angles to force Federer to hit a forehand long. 40-30. Federer misses another first serve. There’s only one thing for it: a second-serve ace down the middle. That’s it! Roger Federer is the Wimbledon champion again! He looks very emotional, almost in tears, but he remembers that there’s a man who’s feeling a fair bit more emotional than him right now and he walks to the net to shake hands with poor Marin Cilic. It’s all over. Federer is the owner of an historic eight Wimbledon titles and a mere 19 majors overall
Source : the gaurdian