Novak Djokovic has won his fourth Wimbledon title today after he beat Kevin Anderson in the men’s singles final.
Both finalists played record-breaking, energy-sapping five-set semi-finals to reach the tournament's finale. But Anderson's six-hour-36-minute duel with John Isner at least finished on the day it started on Friday.
Djokovic's thriller against long-time rival Rafael Nadal lasted a mere five hours 15 minutes, but only three sets of that could be completed before the Wimbledon curfew at 11 pm on Friday, and the pair had to come back on Saturday to finish off before the women's final.
But the Serb had enough in the tank to see off the South African in three sets.
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16:55
How Djokovic beat Anderson
Novak Djokovic stormed to an early two set lead then made harder work of Anderson in the third set.
16:53
Novak Djokovic
"It feels amazing because for the first time in my life I have someone screaming 'daddy, daddy.' He's under five and we were hoping that if this happens, if I hold the trophy, he can be here to witness it. I'm very emotional for him being there. He was by far the best partner I've has in the last couple of weeks.
"Kevin deserves it. He's had an incredible run, he's had quite a few hours. Today, being on his first Wimbledon final, he didn't play his best for two sets, third he was the better player and I was quite lucky.
"It's easy to talk now, I had to really trust the process, I had to trust in myself and I think I owe a great, great thanks to my team. To everyone who has been supporting me, the last couple of years has not been that easy. I was absent from the tour for six months, I didn't know what was expected. I had many moments of doubt and didn't know if i could come back. There is no better place to make a comeback, this is a sacred place for tennis.
"The grass tasted really well, I had a double portion this year to treat myself, its truly something different playing in a grand slam final. I've had a privilege to be part of this final five times, I've won four times and I'm really proud of it."
Kevin Anderson
"First two set were pretty bad, the whole time I just tried my best and worked hard. I came within a point or two to push it to a fourth set. To play against Novak, he's a true champion of this sport and great credit to him.
"I'm not feeling as fresh now, this is such an amazing tournament and we dedicate our whole lives to being on this court. I would have given another 21 hours to play out here.
"There's too many people to thank. There was so many people who flew out from the whole world, I want to thank my family and my beautiful wife who is up there, my mum is right next to her, my brother is somewhere in the stands, and my dad who coached me, thank you very much.
"I'm very confident I can give myself another opportunity. The support I've had throughout has been incredible."
"South Africa has had a long history of tennis, not so much in the last years, but hopefully in 20 years someone might be here with that trophy."
16:35
Presentation
The Duke of Kent Prince Edward makes his way onto Cenrte Court to present the trophies.
16:33
Prize money
A reminder of how much each player is set to earn after their efforts this afternoon.
16:32
Novak Djokovic is Wimbledon Champion for a fourth time
He's back at the top of the game, and Novak Djokovic is looking into the sky as the emotion pours out of a man who has been so frustrated by injuries over the last 12 months. He is really enjoying this one and is celebrating with all four corners of the ground.
16:29
Kevin Anderson 2-6 2-6 Novak Djokovic
6-6
Tie-break: 3-6
Anderson comes close and this time times his movement and out-wits Djokovic. One more Championship point. Djokovic to serve.
16:29
Kevin Anderson 2-6 2-6 Novak Djokovic
6-6
Tie-break: 2-6
Championship point to Djokovic after Anderson hits the ball into the net. Anderson to serve.
16:28
Kevin Anderson 2-6 2-6 Novak Djokovic
6-6
Tie-break: 2-5
Djokovic wins the point on his first serve with a powerful effort which is returned behind the baseline by Anderson. His second serve is good but Anderson pulls something from his bag and hits a sweet return to make it 2-5.
16:26
Kevin Anderson 2-6 2-6 Novak Djokovic
6-6
Tie-break: 1-4
Anderson again comes close to the net and volleys an effort out. Djokovic with two serves to take a commanding lead.
16:25
Kevin Anderson 2-6 2-6 Novak Djokovic
6-6
Tie-break: 1-3
Anderson loses a point on his serve. He comes close to the net and Djokovic finds the gap to his left with a precise curling effort.
16:24
Kevin Anderson 2-6 2-6 Novak Djokovic
6-6
Tie-break: 1-2
Anderson hits an effort with a little too much power and Djokovic takes the upper hand.
16:24
Kevin Anderson 2-6 2-6 Novak Djokovic
6-6
Tie-break: 1-1
Anderson serves first in the tie-break and picks out the corner of the court with a nice shot after Djokovic returns his serve. Djokovic then takes his point from his serve as Anderson returns into the net.
16:22
Kevin Anderson 2-6 2-6 Novak Djokovic
6-6
Djokovic is taking his time as we go back to deuce. A long rally ends with Djokovic picking out the right corner and a well placed shot avoids Anderson who came close to meet it. Djokovic wins the game with an ace. To a tie-break we go!
16:20
Kevin Anderson 2-6 2-6 Novak Djokovic
6-5
Back to deuce. Djokovic saves himself with a smart return, then Anderson loses a point with an over-hit effort.
16:19
Kevin Anderson 2-6 2-6 Novak Djokovic
6-5
We go to deuce and Anderson takes the advantage as Djokovic scrambles to return a powerful effort. His fifth set point.
16:18
Kevin Anderson 2-6 2-6 Novak Djokovic
6-5
Two set points for Anderson. He hits the first into the net, and Djokovic saves the second with a well calculated forehand to his right.
16:16
Kevin Anderson 2-6 2-6 Novak Djokovic*
6-5
Anderson comes shot and delivers a lovely back hand slice across the court. 15-15
16:15
Kevin Anderson 2-6 2-6 Novak Djokovic*
6-5
Here we go, Djokovic serving to save the set.
16:15
Kevin Anderson 2-6 2-6 Novak Djokovic
6-5
A time out has arrived at possibly the worst time as we enjoy the most gripping part of the match. Anderson has worked out how to get Djokovic moving into areas he doesn't want to be and playing shots in a defensive mindset.
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