Swiss Roger Federer will lock horns with Serbia's world number two Novak Djokovic in the title clash of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships today.Federer, who is tied on seven wins with Pete Sampras and William Renshaw, will attempt to win a record eighth Wimbledon title, while if Djokovic wins his seventh Grand Slam title today, he will replace Rafael Nadal as the world number one. Federer had last won the Wimbledon title in 2012. He made a shock exit last year when he lost to Ukraine's Sergiy Stakhovsky in the second round. On the other hand, Djokovic, the 2011 champion, was beaten by Andy Murray in the final last year.Meanwhile, Czech Petra Kvitova bagged her second Wimbledon title yesterday. In the finals, she defeated the first ever Canadian to have made it to the finals, Eugenie Bouchard with a straight set, 6-3, 6-0 victory.The Men's Doubles title went to the Canadian-American team of Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock. The duo stunned the defending champions and three-time winners, America's top seeded Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.The Women's Doubles trophy was won by the second seeded Italian pair of Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci.The Mixed Doubles final will be played today. The Serbian-Aussie team of Nenad Zimonjic and Samantha Stosur will clash with higher seeds Belarus' Max Mirnyi and his team-mate from Chinese Taipei, Hao-Ching Chan.
News On AIR | July 6, 2014 8:43 PM
Wimbledon: Federer, Djokovic locked in title clash