Djokovic is the first player in history to win five consecutive times to Nadal • The Serbian is the most capped player has won the Spanish (12) in his career
Novak Djokovic won his first Wimbledon and third Grand Slam of his career to break in the final to Rafael Nadal in four sets. The Serb, new world number 1, accumulated 26 titles to his credit, only eight this season.
The Centre Court of the All England Tennis Club was again the scene the duel between the two best players of the moment. After the Serbian victories in the finals of Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Rome, had wanted to see Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic with a Grand Slam title at stake and the show did not disappoint. The number 1 starter (Djokovic) won at # 1 Outgoing (Nadal) by an aggregate score of 6-4, 6-1, 1-6 and 6-3 after two hours and veinticoho minutes of play, extending their experience to what far this season to 48 wins and one one loss (Roland Garros semifinals to Roger Federer). The new rivalry in tennis is a fact. Nadal and Djokovic have met three of the four Grand Slam in eight of the nine Masters 1000, Masters Cup, Davis Cup and Olympics. Chapter 28 of this tale was read at Wimbledon.
Both players jumped on the green ready to assert their game plan. Rafa opted for a slow game, in which his rival thought each point. Novak preferred print speeds over the pace of the game. The first games were used to test, meeting with each player their service credit. So when it was 'hot' in the set, where Rafa, 5-4, 30-0 and serve, committed two straight unforced errors that would end the sentence to yield the set. Djokovic, unpolished, was put forward in the light. Box hailed by overly expressive (Vadj Marion coach, his trainer Milan Amanovic, psychologist Cetojevic Igor, his girlfriend Jelena Ristic, his parents and siblings), Djokovic took the positive momentum to expand to five games signed in favor of a row. The second act showed a near-perfect tennis, almost without mistakes, moving his opponent at his mercy, by running the ball a lot with both his right and his backhand, making copies of an incredible confidence. Soon the Balkans to sign up the second set, disguised as a willing to attack the pirate ship Rahman encundia ever found.
Nadal was up only once in the final two sets for his entire career (Madrid 2005 to Ivan Ljubicic), but has taught us to dream impossible comebacks. The Spaniard, his pride wounded, began to hit the ball harder, from dominant to dominant, getting on the party train taking advantage of mistakes by a rival who seemed to GET WITH doubts. With gesture brow and knowing the quality of Rafa, Djokovic found himself first on the ropes after losing the third set. It could be worse for Serbia if Nadal had taken the ball break he had in the beginning of the fourth. Nole was then returned to appeal to a great service. He climbed to the network, played dead and turned parallel to `plug 'the party. In a last start of courage, Nadal was able to recover the disadvantage acquired, but their errors were again the Djoko who returned to `'the opportunity to fasten the party and hence the title. Serbia made no mistake this time, summoning an improved version of himself.
While in the cathedral rang the aplasusos to glorify the new Wimbledon champion, Djokovic began its `show 'more emotional: reflection squatting, lying on the green holding, hand on his chest, I greet her box full of praise for Nadal kisses Cup for the first time to taste in his career. What better way to celebrate its new status as number 1! It is the first Serbian Grand Slam wins out of Australia's borders (he won in Melbourne in 2008 and 2010), but surely not the last. Rafa farewell to London with the bitter feeling of having been close, very close, but today came across a great player who deserved the award reached. Two numbers are 1, the new rivalry in the sport ...