Wimbledon 2015 : Serbia’s Novak Djokovic won a third Wimbledon title (Second in row) and a ninth Grand Slam crown by beating Roger Federer 7-6 (7/1), 6-7 (10/12), 6-4, 6-3 in the finals. Roger Federer, the winner of 17 Grand Slam titles, has now gone three years without winning a Major title.
Federer had hoped to become the first man to win Wimbledon eight times. The Swiss won a thrilling second set tie-break but Djokovic came through to win in two hours and 56 minutes. Djokovic adds a third victory at the All England Club to one US Open and five Australian Open titles, and he has now won 48 matches and lost just three in 2015.
The Australian and US tournaments are played on hard courts, the French on clay, and Wimbledon on grass.
Wimbledon is the oldest, founded in 1877, followed by the US in 1881, the French in 1891, and the Australian in 1905.
Fed Cup is the premier international team competition in women’s tennis. The men’s equivalent of the Fed Cup is the Davis Cup.
Australia, Czech Republic and the United States are the only countries that have held both the Fed Cup and Davis Cup at the same time.
GK Question
Novak Djokovic was defeated in French Open by ______? Stan Wawrinka
