Novak Djokovic won the men's Wimbledon title on Sunday with a four sets win over Rafael Nadal. Djokovic, who has won 48 of 49 matches this year, beat the defending champion 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3. Djokovic won his third Grand Slam title by beating defending champion Rafael Nadal in Sunday’s final at the All England Club. Then, savoring his success and basking in the moment, the second-seeded Serb dropped to the ground and pulled out a few blades of grass and ate them.
Djokovic has been on quite a run this year. He started the season by winning 41 straight matches, including the Australian Open title. His 43-match winning streak, dating to last year’s Davis Cup final, and perfect season came to end against Roger Federer in the French Open semifinals, but he is now 48-1 in 2011.
Djokovic’s quick movement and precise placement were the keys Sunday as the Serb consistently landed shots while taking advantage of any slight miscues from Nadal. The first and biggest of the first set came in the final game, when Djokovic hit a forehand winner down the line.
Nadal followed that with a pair of unforced errors, and Djokovic won the set on the first break point of the match.
“He played better than me,” said Nadal, who has won each Grand Slam tournament at least once in his career. “For that reason, he is the champion here.”
Djokovic dominated the second set, breaking Nadal twice while holding serve easily. It wasn’t until the second game of the third set that Nadal finally managed to do something with Djokovic’s serve, breaking for a 2-0 lead when the Serb dumped a backhand into the net.
Nadal broke again and eventually won the set, and the two traded service breaks early in the fourth. But after Djokovic held to 4-3 in the final set with four straight points, Nadal double-faulted for the first time. He lost the next two points and soon was broken again when he sent a backhand long.
Sitting in the Royal Box along with several former champions was Serbian President Boris Tadic, and when Nadal sent a backhand long on match point, Djokovic turned to face them and dropped to the turf, laying on his back with his arms spread wide.
Nadal followed that with a pair of unforced errors, and Djokovic won the set on the first break point of the match.
“He played better than me,” said Nadal, who has won each Grand Slam tournament at least once in his career. “For that reason, he is the champion here.”
Djokovic dominated the second set, breaking Nadal twice while holding serve easily. It wasn’t until the second game of the third set that Nadal finally managed to do something with Djokovic’s serve, breaking for a 2-0 lead when the Serb dumped a backhand into the net.
Nadal broke again and eventually won the set, and the two traded service breaks early in the fourth. But after Djokovic held to 4-3 in the final set with four straight points, Nadal double-faulted for the first time. He lost the next two points and soon was broken again when he sent a backhand long.
Sitting in the Royal Box along with several former champions was Serbian President Boris Tadic, and when Nadal sent a backhand long on match point, Djokovic turned to face them and dropped to the turf, laying on his back with his arms spread wide.
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