2019 Wimbledon Men’s Final Open Thread: Novak Djokovic v Roger Federer
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Rivals Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer collide Sunday for the Wimbledon title. They are the last two men to win Wimbledon, and after today, between them they will have 13 titles at the AELTC.
Federer will seek a 21st Major, extending his all-time record. And a ninth Wimbledon crown which would equal Martina Navratilova. He’ll also try to become the oldest Grand Slam winner in the Open Era.
Djokovic is trying to repeat again at Wimbledon. The 32-year-old World No. 1 is bidding for a 16th Slam, 5th Wimbledon.
ITF NOTES
This is the 48th meeting between the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in a Grand Slam men’s singles final in the Open Era – and the 15th at Wimbledon. Of the 47 previous Grand Slam finals between the Top 2 seeds in the Open Era, the No. 1 seed has won 24 times and the No. 2 seed has won 23 times. Of the 14 previous Wimbledon finals between the Top 2 seeds in the Open Era the No. 1 seed has won 8 times and the No. 2 seed has won 6 times.
NO. 1 NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SRB) v NO. 2 ROGER FEDERER (SUI)
Head-to-head: Djokovic leads 25-22
A 48th meeting for the pair and their 16th at a Grand Slam. Djokovic leads the overall head-to-head and has also won 9 of the pair’s previous 15 meetings at the Grand Slams.
All 3 of the pair’s previous grass court meetings have come at Wimbledon. Federer won the first time they met here – in the semifinals in 2012 – but Djokovic won their 2 other meetings here, defeating Federer in back-to-back finals in 2014-15.
This is the 3rd time that Djokovic and Federer have met in the Wimbledon final – making it the joint-most contested Wimbledon men’s singles final in the Open Era. Federer has also contested 3 Wimbledon finals against both Nadal and Andy Roddick, while Becker and Stefan Edberg also contested 3 Wimbledon finals.
Federer is bidding to end a 4-match losing streak against Djokovic, having not defeated him since the round robin stage at the 2015 ATP World Tour Finals. Federer is also bidding to end a 4-match losing streak against Djokovic at the Grand Slams, having not defeated him at a Grand Slam since his victory in the semifinals here in 2012.
SUNDAY WIMBLEDON SCHEDULE
CENTRE COURT – 2:00PM
1. Novak Djokovic v Roger Federer
2. Su-Wei Hsieh / Barbora Strycova v Gabriela Dabrowski / Yifan Xu
WEATHER.COM FORECAST
Sun and clouds mixed. High 72F. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph.
BET-AT-HOME.COM ODDS
Novak Djokovic 1.51 v Roger Federer 2.46
U.S. TV SCHEDULE
ESPN has live coverage starting at 8am ET.
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