Wimbledon 2015: Federer can not win the 8th title

 
The final of Wimbledon 2015 could not have been more exciting, especially from the point of view of Federer fans. The two best tennis players in the world faced each other in the final: Novak Djokovic as the reigning No. 1 and Roger Federer as No. 2 in the ATP world rankings. Federer in particular had excelled at all stages with fabulous dominance and determination, even in the semi-finals he knocked out none other than Andy Murray, world number 3, in just 3 sets. So the chances were good that Roger Federer would break Pete Sampras' record and become the first tennis player in the world to lift the trophy for the 8th time.

But on the other side was Novak Djokovic, not coincidentally the number 1 in the world, and it showed on Sunday afternoon. Federer was determined, put everything into the match, but what Djokovic returned this afternoon in returns was hard to believe. Even with strong serves, Federer had to concede to Djokovic's winners again and again, who was especially able to use Federer's second serves to his advantage. It was Federer himself, then, who unnecessarily squandered clear balls and increased the small distance between the two players in Djokovic's favor.

How close the two are in terms of level can be seen from the fact that the first two sets had to go via tie-break. And just how much Federer wanted to fight for victory was evident in the second tie-break. After Djokovic won the first set, Federer was desperate to take the second and although the odds were always against him, he didn't give up and successfully fended off the first three set points against him to win the tie-break and the set in the end. Federer showed impressive winners but kept hitting important points into the net. Federer played his best tennis and once again managed to shine with super returns until he won the tie-break 12:10.

In the last two sets, the Serb finally managed to turn the match in his favor. Federer was exposed to a strong Djokovic, who gained the upper hand in the end with strong passing shots, serves and eternally returning returns. It is therefore by no means undeserved that Novak Djokovic ended up hoisting the Wimbledon trophy for the third time and Roger Federer had to make do with silver, but Roger Federer announced he would be back next year. Should he play in the same condition as in 2015, a triumph in 2016 is absolutely realistic.