Sports news Wimbledon 2017: Roger Federer beats Marin Cilic to win record eighth title

Wimbledon 2017: Roger Federer beats Marin Cilic to win
record eighth title

Roger Federer became the first man to win Wimbledon eight
times and extended his record to 19 Grand Slam titles with
victory over Croatia's Marin Cilic.
The Swiss third seed won 6-3 6-1 6-4 as seventh seed Cilic
struggled with a blister on his left foot and broke down in tears
during the second set.
Federer, 35, finished the contest in one hour and 41 minutes to
claim his first Wimbledon title since 2012.
He becomes the oldest man in the Open era to win at the All
England Club.
"It is cruel sometimes," Federer said of Cilic's physical
difficulties.
"But Marin fought well and is a hero, so congratulations on a
wonderful tournament."
Federer surpasses Pete Sampras and William Renshaw, who won
their seventh titles in 2000 and 1889 respectively, with only
Martina Navratilova still ahead in terms of Wimbledon singles
titles on nine.
He has won two of the three Grand Slam titles so far this year,
having returned from a six-month break to win the Australian
Open in January.
With 19 major titles he extends his lead over Rafael Nadal in the
men's game to four, and now stands joint-fourth on the all-time
list with Helen Wills Moody, five behind Margaret Court on 24.