SI.com · Jul 14, 2019
Djokovic Bends But Does Not Break, Edges Federer For Fifth Wimbledon Title
Getty Images Roger Federer had two match points on his own serve. And that's when Novak Djokovic dug his deepest. He saved those match points, won the first fifth-set tiebreak in Wimbledon history and won his 16th Grand Slam title.
WIMBLEDON, England — Sometimes you play brilliant tennis. You impose your will and you control the match and you make it abundantly clear that you are the best player on the court.
Other times, you fight. You claw. You sleep in the woods and eat worms and save two match points on the other guy's serve. You simply find a way.