On this day in 2019, Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in an epic five-set Wimbledon final
The Wimbledon 2019 men’s singles final has gone down in the history books as one of the greatest ever tennis matches. Three years on from that day, we look back at the epic moments from that classic encounter. One such moment was when the score line read 40-15 in Roger Federer’s favour, with the eventual runner-up, just a point away from being crowned the champion.
A picture of a confident Federer fan raising a finger – suggesting that Federer needs to win just one point to clinch the title has gone viral on the internet. As things turned out, Novak Djokovic mounted an epic comeback when no one gave him a chance, to clinch his fifth Wimbledon championship title – a win to remember for the ages.
Fans were so desperate to see Federer win a 21st major – and widen the gap with Rafael Nadal (18) and Djokovic (16) – that they started giving standing ovations to every error flying off the Serb’s racket as the match headed towards a crazy climax. But for all the partisan cheers and roars, it was the top seed and defending champion Djokovic who ended up crawling over the finishing line as he picked up his fifth Wimbledon title.
Fans look back at ‘what could have been’ in the epic clash
The Wimbledon 2019 final was one for the ages and fans still have fresh memories of the match. Let us take a few reactions from fans on Twitter.
“One of worst chokes ever for Federer. Had 2 match points on his own serve after serving aces the previous 2 points. Couldn’t get a first serve in and blew it”, wrote a Federer fan who it seems, has still not been able to get over it.
Another fan tweeted – “I still can’t believe Roger decided to go for an obvious second serve instead going for a big second serve. If Roger will give Nole 4 Big 2 Serve (40-15, 40-30) He would 95% win the championship.”
“I think it was one of the greatest chokes in tennis history from Federer’s side and one of the greatest no-give up mentality display from Djokovic’s side” – wrote another fan, echoing similar sentiments.
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