Tennis: Federer wins 8th Wimbledon title, beats Cilic stat : The Salt Lake Tribune

This one was all Federer, who last won Wimbledon in 2012. And it was Federer, not Cilic, who faced the match's initial break point, 15 minutes in, trailing 2-1 and 30-40. And so it was that Federer, not Cilic, hit a double-fault in each of his first two service games. But Cilic netted a return there, beginning a run of 17 points in a row won by Federer on his serve. That seventh championship pulled Federer even with Pete Sampras and William Renshaw in what's still officially called Gentlemen's Singles.




Better than winning this trophy is being healthy."20:37 hrs IST: Federer: "I'm feeling great. 18:00 hrs IST: Welcome to live coverage of the Wimbledon men's singles final between Roger Federer and Marin Cilic! 20:46 hrs IST: Federer: "It (Centre Court) is such a special court. 20:03 hrs IST: Federer holds serve as well. I hope I can come back next year to try to defend the title."20:42 hrs IST: Federer: "I've got to take more time off, I don't know.


Editor's Picks Roger Federer sheds light on remaining time on tour As long as he's healthy, Roger Federer plans to play professional tennis, but even he doesn't know how much longer that window will remain open. And if you believe, you can go really, really far in your life, and I did that," Federer said. Roger Federer could not be stopped at the All England Club, not dropping a set en route to a record eighth Wimbledon title. "To mark history here at Wimbledon really means a lot to me just because of all of that, really. Roger Federer is a Wimbledon champion for a men's record eighth time, defeating Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 in Sunday's final.


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