Roger Federer and in a record eighth time won Wimbledon

Swiss tennis player Roger Federer defeated Croatia's Croatian Cilic in the final of Wimbledon - the third in the season of the Grand Slam tournament (prize fund - 31.6 million pounds).

5-year-old Federer, "seeded" in the tournament under the third number, defeated his 28-year-old rival (7) with a score of 6: 3, 6: 1, 6: 4. The match lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes. At the beginning of the third set, Cilic took a medical break, but after a while it became known that the Croats could continue the meeting. In seven games of Wimbledon-2017 Federer did not lose a single set.

This victory was for Federer the eighth at Wimbledon in singles, which is a record of the "open era" (originating from 1968, when the right to participate in tournaments acquired by amateurs and professionals) among men. In addition, he became the oldest winner of the singles category of this tournament in the "open era" (amateur era champion - Briton Arthur Gore, who won the title in 1909 at the age of 41 years and 182 days).

In addition to eight titles at Wimbledon, Federer is also the winner of 11 more Grand Slam tournaments, which is also a record in the men's singles category. In addition, in his active gold 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing (doubles) and silver Games 2012 in London (single).