Roger Federer came within just a few points of a record 8th Wimbledon title and 18th career Grand Slam. But the Swiss fell just short in a 5-set loss to top seeded Novak Djokovic in the final on Sunday.

Federer, who turns 33 next month, was appearing in his first Grand Slam final since his 2012 Wimbledon title run. And he had beaten the Serb in the lone grass meeting and …

Novak Djokovic finally got back in the Grand Slam win column. After losing his last three finals since the 2013 Australian Open, Djokovic regained his winning form to win a second Wimbledon title and 7th overall Slam following a dramatic 5-set thriller over 7-time champion Roger Federer.

The Serb, who has now beaten Federer at every Slam, failed to close it out at 5-2 in the fourth allowing the Swiss to …

SkiStar Swedish Open
Bastad, Sweden; Surface: clay

Seeds: David Ferrer, Tommy Robredo, Fernando Verdasco, Jerzy Janowicz, Joao Sousa, Jeremy Chardy, Carlos Berlocq, Pablo Carreno Busta

Floaters: none

Notes: Spanish armada occupy the No. 1-3 seeds…Seeds Sousa, Chardy and Carreno Busta are making their first appearances…Wildcards went to Swedes Markus Eriksson, Christian Lindell and Elias Ymer…Withdrawing from the event were Nicolas Almagro and Lukasz Kubot…Returning champions in the field are Berlocq (2013), Ferrer (2012,’07), …

Roger Federer showed the doubters that there’s still magic left in his game. Nearing his 33rd birthday, Federer beat Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka in the quarterfinals, then took out the powerful youngster Milos Raonic in straight sets.

And today in the final he came excruciatingly close to beating top seed Novak Djokovic before losing in a very tight, very well played 5-set thriller.

In the match Federer showcased his incredible movement …

Novak Djokovic spoke to the BBC’s Sue Barker after collecting his second career Wimbledon title after an epic win over Roger Federer today.

“I want to dedicate this win to a few people, first of all to my future wife and our future baby. I am going to become a father soon and I am still preparing for that,” Djokovic told the BBC.

“To my family and my team for sacrificing a …

Roger Federer was reduced to just one tear after losing today to Novak Djokovic in a Wimbledon final epic, 67, 64, 76, 57, 64 in 3 hours and 56 minutes.

“It was a great final,” said Federer after hitting 29 aces. “I can’t believe I made it to five. It wasn’t looking good there for a while. You know going into a match with Novak it’s always going to be tough; …

In just their second meeting in a Major final, Roger Federer will meet top seed Novak Djokovic for the 2014 Wimbledon men’s title. Federer seeks a record-breaking 8th Wimbledon title, 18th overall. While Djokovic, who has lost his last three Grand Slam finals, bids for a second Wimbledon and 7th Slam of his career.

This is the 35th meeting between Djokovic and Federer. This is the equal-3rd most matches played in …

And we are down to just TWO! And what a two they are with the game’s greats, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, battling for the greatest prize in all of tennis: the Wimbledon Championships.

With Rafael Nadal and defending champion Andy Murray long fallen, it’s Federer and Djokovic’s job to continue the Fab Four reign at Wimbledon.

I picked Federer at the start of the tournament and while in my mind Djokovic …

Novak Djokovic is back in the Wimbledon final for a third time. The Serb outlasted a feisty Grigor Dimitrov in four sets yesterday to reach his 14th career Grand Slam final.

Djokovic, though, hasn’t won a Slam since the 2013 Australian Open, losing all three finals since. In the final he’ll meet Roger Federer who he has never beaten on grass (0-1) and never beaten in a Grand Slam final (0-1).

Novak, …

With a quick 64, 64, 64 win over Milos Raonic, Roger Federer advanced to his 9th career Wimbledon final. The 32-year-old will try to become the oldest player to win the Wimbledon men’s title in the Open Era.

Last season proved difficult for the Swiss, but this year Federer’s turned it around as he thought he would.

After the victory Federer met with the press to discuss the win and …

Czech Petra Kvitova won her second Wimbledon title on Saturday, rolling over Grand Slam final neophyte Genie Bouchard 6-3, 6-0 in under an hour.

“I had great tactics from my coach before the match — he always knows what I have to play,” Kvitova said. “But Eugenie had such a great tournament these two weeks, and I’m sure she’ll be here to stay.”

Bouchard had not lost a set leading to the …

The women’s will crown their third different Grand Slam champion this season as first-time finalist Eugenie Bouchard meets former champion Petra Kvitova today in the women’s final.

Kvitova, the 2011 champion, has lost just one set en route to her second career Slam final. The 20-year-old Bouchard, the 212 junior champion, hasn’t lost a set as she tries to become the first Canadian to ever win a single Grand Slam title.

This …

For just the second time in their rivalry Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will meet for a Grand Slam title this Sunday at Wimbledon. Both players advanced to the finals taking different routes. Djokovic saved three set points in the fourth set tiebreaker to deny 23-year-old Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(2).

Federer was up next and the Swiss didn’t waste any time breaking the powerful Milos Raonic’s serve in his …

The men’s semifinals are set for Friday at Wimbledon. Young stars Grigor Dimitrov and Milos Raonic will try to continue their best ever Grand Slam events by challenging the two of the greats, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.

NO. 1 NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SRB) v NO. 11 GRIGOR DIMITROV (BUL)
Head-to-head: Djokovic leads 3-1

Top seed and 2011 Wimbledon champion DJOKOVIC is bidding to reach his 3rd final here and his 14th Grand Slam …

A veteran former champ and a fast-rising Canadian media darling will contest the Wimbledon final after Petra Kvitova and Genie Bouchard won their semifinals on Thursday at Wimbledon.

Bouchard hit out from the baseline in upsetting No. 3 seed Simona Halep 7-6(5), 6-2 to reach her first Grand Slam final.

The first set featured match breaks for a Halep ankle turn and a spectator fainting in the crowd. The second set featured …