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Djokovic Takes Down Federer at Wimbledon

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Tight five-set win.

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Novak Djokovic nabbed his seventh Grand Slam title Sunday afternoon at Wimbledon, beating Roger Federer. The Serbian stole a win from the seven-time Wimbledon winner in five sets, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4. Federer, 32, was gunning to become the oldest Wimbledon champion in Open Era (since 1968), but fell to 27-year-old Djokovic. The win moves Djokovic past Rafael Nadal to number one in the ATP rankings. It was Djokovic's first Grand Slam title since the 2013 Australian Open.

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