Novak Djokovic hailed his first Wimbledon triumph as the best day of his life as the Serb snatched the men’s crown from Rafael Nadal with a 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 victory in the final on Sunday. Djokovic produced some sensational play in the first two sets to take complete control against the defending champion and then held his nerve after dropping the third set to clinch his third Grand Slam title.
Although Djokovic has twice won the Australian Open and learnt earlier this week that he will take over from Nadal as world number one when the latest rankings are released on Monday, the 24-year-old had no doubts that winning Wimbledon was the greatest moment of all.
Djokovic, who fell in love with the sport while watching Wimbledon on television back at home in Serbia, told the BBC: “It is really hard to describe with any words apart from that this is the best day of my life. I always dreamt of winning Wimbledon.”
