World number one Novak Djokovic will lock horns with seven-time winner Roger Federer today in the title clash of the prestigious Wimbledon Tennis Championships. A victory for Federer, the world number two, who had advanced to a record 10th Final at the Centre Court, is eying to become the first man to win eight Wimbledon titles. He currently shares the record of seven wins with Pete Sampras. A win will not only get him his 18th Major title, but also make him the oldest Wimbledon winner in the Open Era. The top seeded Serb, on the other hand, marched into his fourth Wimbledon final in five years, and will be looking to repeat last year's summit clash where he defeated the Swiss in a thrilling five-setter to claim his second Wimbledon trophy. A win for Djokovic will give him 9th Grand Slam title. Both players have met 39 times against each other, with Federer winning 20 times and Djokovic ending as a victor 19 times.Meanwhile, Leander Paes will battle it out for his eighth major Mixed Doubles title today. He and Martina Hingis, who won the Women's Doubles title with Sania Mirza last night, will take on the higher placed Austrain-Hungarian team of Alexander Peya and Timea Babos.
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Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic to take on seven-time winner Roger Federer