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Djokovic retired from his match, so it looks even more likely that Federer wins this.

British is a bit much. Australian born to Hungarian parents who then trained in Spain for a couple of years before moving to the UK in her teens.

Gotta love modern sports.

EvilChameleon said:

Djokovic retired from his match, so it looks even more likely that Federer wins this.

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On the side note, we did at least get an American representative in the semis with Sam Querrey. Shame it came at the cost of Murray.

Anyways, semi-finals are Federer vs Berdych and Querrey vs Cilic.

A little disappointed that Konta lost to Venus but she did very well to make it to the semi-final.

Venus Williams is 37. Impressive class to reach another final.

Anyways, Federer vs Berdych is getting underway... I have a feeling how this one's going to go.

The winner faces Cilic in the final!

Interesting Final, Venus vs Muguruza, experience vs youth.

Seems like youth has the edge rn, Venus lost the First Set & trailing 0-2 in the Second, will be difficult for her to come back from here.

Pika Pika :chu:

Boy, Venus got smoked. Shame.

EvilChameleon said:

Boy, Venus got smoked. Shame.

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Yeah. Garbi's young age got her in the end. Muguruza also made history for being the only player to beat both Williams sisters at a Grand Slam final, so well done to the young Spaniard.

Anyways, tomorrow it's time for the real final which is Federer vs Cilic... and I have a feeling whose side everyone will be on.

Federer definitely has the edge on paper, he has the experience factor, hasn't dropped a single set, playing some great tennis recently, beat some good quality opponents on his way to the Finals. He does have this knack though of starting strong, but faltering towards the end over the last few years, so he'll have to finish this early, if possible in straight sets.

As much as I'd want to see Federer win, I'd say Cilic definitely has more than just an outside chance of pulling off the upset.

Should make an interesting final, even if isn't a Big Four showdown.

Pika Pika :chu:

That it, guys! Federer wins Wimbledon title No. 8 with straight sets win over Cilic 6-3 6-1 6-4.

I do wonder if anyone saw Cilic's mental scare though? That pressure definitely got to him in the end.

Cilic seemed to be limping slightly during parts of the match and the match got away from him especially in the second set.

There is no shame in losing to one of the greatest players of all time.

Okay, I think I was looking too much into it, turned out pretty one-sided in the end. I wanted a better match for the final. Cilic did seem to be in discomfort throughout, but what a performance by Roger. This should establish him as the greatest of all time & I'm not just talking numbers. He is a class apart & I don't think he's done yet, he can still go on for a few more years.

Pika Pika :chu:

I was watching the match live and I can tell you that when I heard Cilic was getting a medical timeout, I was definitely concerned when I found out that the last time a player retired with injury in a Wimbledon final was over 100 years ago. Perfect injury retirement-free streak has been a thing in the finals since then.

Thank god Cilic decided to keep playing on despite obviously feeling in a terrible state mentally due to the pressure of finals tennis nearly getting to him. He may not have won in the end, but definitely won respect from the crowd for not giving up.

Federer is great. Didn't lose a single set in the entire tournament.

EvilChameleon said:

Federer is great. Didn't lose a single set in the entire tournament.

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And if I recall correctly, Bjorn Borg was the last player to achieve that feat at Wimbledon.

Shows why he is a G.O.A.T. indeed.

Hikamaru said:

And if I recall correctly, Bjorn Borg was the last player to achieve that feat at Wimbledon.

Shows why he is a G.O.A.T. indeed.

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Yep, that's right & he's the only one to have achieved that in the open Era.

At least Cilic achieved a near impossible feat by deciding to continue, turn the center court against Federer. But I guess they just wanted him to extend the match, they were always rooting for Federer to win.

Its never a good sight though to see a sportsman crying. Felt very bad for Cilic.

Pika Pika :chu:

Missed both of the finals, but congrats to Muguruza and Federer! I heard both of them did great there, which is cool. I'm especially happy for Federer there.

I hope though that we see more competitive Finals next year.

Pika Pika :chu:

LegendChu said:

I hope though that we see more competitive Finals next year.

Pika Pika :chu:

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It's not done yet. US Open is still to come!

I just learned that Polish player Kubot and Brazilian player Melo won the doubles Wimbledon woooooooot!!!!!!!