Tennis-Djokovic took the win at Wimbledon, beating Reuters to the top 20 mark

LONDON (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic beat Italian seventh-placed Matteo Berrettini 6-7 (4) 6-4 6-4 6-3 on Sunday to win his sixth Wimbledon title.

The third consecutive England All Club victory also saw the Serbs win the 20th Grand Slam title, tying the Swiss Roger Federer and the Spanish Rafa Nadal to equal the men’s mark.

“It means that none of the three of us will stop,” Djokovic said when asked what the milestone meant to him during the presentation ceremony.

“I have a great tribute to Rafari and Roger. They are the legends of our sport and they are the two most important players I have ever had in my career. They are the reason for who I am today.

“They have helped me realize what I need to do to improve and strengthen my mind, physically, tactically.

“The last 10 years have been a tremendous journey. It doesn’t stop here.”

Having also won the Australian and French Open titles in 2021, Djokovic has only to win the US Open, becoming the first man to slam the calendar in 1969 when Rod Laver completed the calendar.

“I could definitely predict that. I’ll definitely give it to him,” Djokovic added.

“I’m fit and of course I play well and I play my best tennis in the Grand Tennis Championship. It’s the biggest priority I have now at this stage of my career. Let’s keep going.”

He also completed the third stage on his way to winning the Golden Slam. No one has ever won four slams and one Olympic gold in the same year.

The 34-year-old, who beat Berrettini in the previous two meetings, opened up a 5-2 lead in the first set with an early break, but the Italian struggled to equalize. draw the first blood.

It was only the second set the Serb has lost in this year’s tournaments. He reacted by running 4-0 in the second set before scoring the equalizer.

A single third serve and two more breaks in the fourth were enough for Djokovic to close the competition in front of the huge crowd at the Center Court, who continued to sing the name of Italian subterfuge.

Djokovic sealed the point of his third game in the record books when Berrettini’s backs were nailed.

“That was more of a battle,” Djokovic said.

“Winning Wimbledon as a kid was my biggest dream … I have to remind him how special this is and I didn’t take that for granted.”