Me and Boris [Becker] will have a glass of beer and wine at some point, it took time to understand each other, he's German, I'm Serbian - significant difference! The stage is set, with Hugh Grant even in town to have his say in the final. A loose, wide forehand from Murray sealed his fate and provided Federer a deserved win. Murray again hit a delightful forehand passing winner to save the first, but the Swiss star proved ruthless as ever to take the first set 7-5 with a vintage backhand. That's more like Federer who bullets a back hand winner across court for 30-30, and then another to bring a break point. 'I'll bet Andy Murray is watching this at home on his sofa cursing that he was unable to take Federer into a tiebreak on Friday. 5 years ago | 494 views. Novak looks devastated, but he suddenly feels worse as Federer returns a stunning serve before attacking the net to volley a winner. It certainly doesn't seemed to have phased Federer, who performs a delightful lob to lead 15-30, before Djokovic serves too well for 30-30. A delicate Djokovic drop gives the Serbian a break point, and while Federer has an easy smash volley to save, the Swiss somehow fires way out to hand Novak the break. Federer appeared to be favouring a serve-and-volley strategy, which he executed sublimely. Some lines are being painted out on Centre... #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/v3zQt4RQaX. Watch Match Point - Federer v. Murray Wimbledon 2015 - Zidanekrisz on Dailymotion. It's 3-3 pic.twitter.com/rtfJmLhJSW. His form has dived along the with the noise of the crowd, with the majority rooting him on. Best ticket in modern sport? And Djokovic’s nerve is stronger. No change in conditions with the roof, but who will that short break favour on the restart as Djokovic serves? Log in. ESPN's Carl Bialik noted Federer's incredible record in Wimbledon semi-finals: Federer broke serve three times. Can't say I saw that coming. Federer takes the first point but Novak's fifth ace of the match down the T sees him skate 30-15 up. The roof has been closed for the trophy ceremony due to impending heavy showers & to protect the court for the upcoming mixed doubles final. As the Swiss star alluded to after the match, per BBC Sport, perhaps the only real disappointment for the crowd was that it did not go to five sets: Roger Federer: It doesn't prove costly as the Swiss serves out the hold. Serves still on top it seems. Both are like being in a dream pic.twitter.com/t0zN6MRQ4P. Not much to separate these players so far, Federer hits his sixth winner of the match to level at 30-30, but Djokovic serves out. Published: 12:32 BST, 12 July 2015 | Updated: 19:44 BST, 12 July 2015. The longest rally of the match at 14 strokes on the baseline should favour Djokovic, but it's Federer who takes the point and then the next one to earn three break points. Wow. Now it's a Djokovic hold to love as Federer serves to stay in the third set. You have to admire Federer's courage, as at 40-15 he atempts a cheeky drop shot which just fails to creep over the net. Last year was a five-set barnstormer and I wouldn't rule that out again between the two top players in the men's game right now. That's more like the Federer we saw in the semi-final against Andy Murray as the Swiss holds to love. We've both been there before so I think we're both looking forward to it and I hope I can get this one on Sunday. Djokovic maintains dominance to move 30-0 up, before Federer returns long. The Serbian was the better player this afternoon as he wins his third crown at SW19. Djokovic hits back before Roger rather carelessly strikes the net chasing a volley winner. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, {"id":"3157562","channel":"/sport","pageUrl":"http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-3157562/Wimbledon-final-LIVE-2015-Andy-Murray-vs-Novak-Djokovic-SW19-tennis-showpiece.html","status":"finished","greenBox":{"body":""},"modifiedOrder":2}. Library. Bubbling nicely, this. Federer looked on course for one at 40-15, but the Swiss allows Djokovic a route back into breaking via deuce. World No. 2 ensured Murray struggled to close out the game though, forcing countless deuces before eventually succumbing to a backhand winner followed by an ace. 18:15 Novak then clips the baseline with a stunning return for two championship points, before he takes control of a rally to hit a cross court forehand winner to claim the Wimbledon title! Murray almost broke Federer in the opening game, but the Swiss star produced some excellent serving to hold. 33 years young: Federer's the oldest man to reach the #Wimbledon final since Ken Rosewall (39 years 246 days) in 1974 http://t.co/d2gnyvBhqS. But Djokovic battles back, winning his bread and butter of a baseline rally to pull back to 40-30, only for a cheeky drop shot winner from Federer to force Novak into an error as the Swiss holds. The Swiss won a thrilling second set tie-break but Djokovic came through to win in two hours and 56 minutes. Djokovic regains composure from there to serve out. Roger Federer beat Andy Murray 7-5, 7-5, 6-4 in their Wimbledon 2015 semi-final on Friday to set up a showdown with Novak Djokovic on Sunday.. That knock becomes a banging at the door as he gains a break point but Djokovic saves his third of the match following another baseline exchange which Federer fails to return in. Federer broke serve three times, hit 56 winners and won 84% of his first serves on the match. Djokovic wins his 7,000th point at #Wimbledon en route to holding for 2-2. And the world No 1 captured it in some style too. Rememeber those easy holds I was reflecting on a  minute ago? Djokovic has dealt with these very well so far, not giving Roger a sniff mostly. Wimbledon's Twitter feed summed up the thrilling action on social media: Greatest game ever? Search. Ten years on since Andy Murray made his Wimbledon bow, Andy Murray has yet to lose a first-round match in this part of the world. A fourth deuce soon comes into play as the game creeps into its eighth minute. A fifth set point soon follows for Novak though as this time Federer finds the net, but Federer's serve out wide then a volley winner saves another. Jaw dropping stuff on Centre. Very quickly, Djokovic takes control of the tie-break as he gets the mini-break before holding for 3-0. 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