Tennis, we have a new king. 24-year old Serb Novak Djokovic continued his magical ascent to the top of men's tennis by thoroughly outplaying defending champion Rafael Nadal today to win his first Wimbledon championship and third major in his career. Now with an incredible 48-1 record on the season, Djokovic will become the new #1 when the new tennis rankings come out tomorrow, becoming the first person not named Roger Federer or Nadal to hold that ranking in nearly seven years.
And well deserved. Djokovic took apart Nadal by winning a majority of the longer rallies that Rafa has been used to winning over the years. After breaking Nadal in the first set to win 6-4, Djokovic took control in the second set, breaking Nadal twice on the way to a 6-1 two set lead. Nadal rallied in the third, returning the favor 6-1 to draw close, but in the fourth set, after trading early breaks, Nadal finally faltered again, getting broken to go down 5-3 before Djokovic served for the title. In the end, it was a magnificent performance (with especially outstanding serving by Djokovic) to validate a new #1.
"It's really hard to describe this with any words except the best day of my life, most special day of my life," said Djokovic.
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