5 of the most memorable Wimbledon finals

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer put on a show on Sunday.

Published Jul 14, 2019

Novak Djokovic claimed his fifth Wimbledon title after winning the longest men’s final in history against Roger Federer.

It was the first singles match at SW19 to be decided by a final-set tie-break, the Serbian eventually claiming a 7-6 (5) 1-6 7-6 (4) 4-6 13-12 (3) victory in four hours and 57 minutes.

Here, PA takes a look at other memorable finals.

1980 – Bjorn Borg beat John McEnroe 1-6 7-5 6-3 6-7 (16) 8-6

Sweden’s Bjorn Borg beat John McEnroe to claim a fifth successive Wimbledon title (PA Archive)

2001 – Goran Ivanisevic beat Pat Rafter 6-3 3-6 6-3 2-6 9-7

Goran Ivanisevic produced one of the best sporting stories when he won Wimbledon as a wild card (Tom Hevezi/PA)

2007: Roger Federer beat Rafael Nadal 7-6 (7) 4-6 7-6 (3) 2-6 6-2

The Swiss made it five Wimbledon titles in a row with an epic win over Nadal — The Swiss made it five Wimbledon titles in a row with an epic win over Rafael Nadal (Rebecca Naden/PA)

2008: Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 6-4 6-4 6-7 (5) 6-7 (8) 9-7

2014 – Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer 6-7 (7) 6-4 7-6 (4) 5-7 6-4

Tennis – 2014 Wimbledon Championships – Day Fourteen – The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club — Novak Djokovic (left) consoles Federer after beating him in 2014