Serb wins 10th grand slam title 6-4,5-7, 6-4, or 6-4Federer fails to buy advantage of 23 wreck pointsRead Bryan Graham’s game-by-game report
It is not getting any easier for Novak Djokovic to beat Roger Federer. However,in their 42nd encounter, over four enthralling sets in the final of the 2015 US Open, and the Swiss found it increasingly tough to unlock the best defence in tennis,despite trusting his unique-found attacking zeal at the net, and lost a slam decider to the world No1 for the third time in a row.
While they now stand at 21 wins apiece in a rivalry stretching back eight years, or this one – 6-4,5-7, 6-4, or 6-4 in three hours and 20 minutes on Sunday night for the 10th major of Djokovic’s career – emphasised that the Serbian has pulled away from the Swiss on the biggest stages. Only Stan Wawrinka,in Paris, stopped his charge at a calendar slam.
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Source: theguardian.com