Novak Djokovic  

Novak Djokovic secured a fifth Wimbledon title and 16th major, shattering Roger Federer's bid to become the oldest Grand Slam champion in the longest final ever played

At four hours and 57 minutes, it was the longest Wimbledon final ever played and settled by a final set tie-break for the first time. Djokovic is the first man in 71 years to win the title from match points down

Roger Federer is the third oldest to play in a Grand Slam final after 39-year-old Ken Rosewall featured in the 1974 Wimbledon and US Open finals

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The world no 1 Novak Djokovic outplayed Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 for his third Grand Slam title in a row. This was the Serbian top seed's 15th major and he went past American great Pete Sampras (14) be third on the all-time list

With the year drawing to a close, let us turn the pages backward and look at instances when our favourite teams from different sports bit the dust 

The end of the Federer-Zverev match was overshadowed by an unusual incident, Zverev stopping a rally with Federer leading 4-3 in the second-set tie-break after a ball boy dropped a ball. Zverev won the replayed point with an ace and nudged into a 5-4 lead before Federer inexplicably netted with a simple forehand volley to hand the German two match points, the second of which he took on his own serve

Playing away is still is an enormous task for the Indian team, which has landed here without its top singles player Yuki Bhambri and Asian Games men's doubles gold medallist Divij Sharan.
 

Novak Djokovic clinched his third US Open title on Sunday beating Juan Martin del Potro.

Novak Djokovic moved a step closer to a third championship at Flushing Meadows and 14th Grand Slam title overall by eliminating John Millman 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 to get to the tournament's semi-finals for an 11th appearance in a row. He sat out last year because of an injured right elbow