Roger Federer missed the chance to claim a ninth Wimbledon title after losing an epic final to Novak Djokovic on Centre Court.
The Swiss was beaten 13-12 in the deciding set of a marathon match which lasted four hours and 57 minutes.
Here, PA takes a closer look at Federer’s other defeats in the showpiece at SW19.
2008
Widely regarded as the greatest Wimbledon final ever, the Federer-Nadal rivalry was at its peak in 2008. After Federer had won the previous two years against the Spaniard, Nadal got his revenge in the gloom with a 6-4 6-4 6-7 (5) 6-7 (8) 9-7 win.
2014
There was a changing of the guard as Djokovic earned his place at the top table of men’s tennis, winning a second Wimbledon title courtesy of a 6-7 (7) 6-4 7-6 (4) 5-7 6-4 success.
2015
It was more of the same 12 months later as Djokovic won again, this time 7-6 (1) 6-7 (10) 6-4 6-3.
