Washington: Swiss player Roger Federer won the seventh Wimbledon crown after he defeated British hope Andy Murray in the final of the tournament.
Although Murray won the first round and gave tough time to his opponent but Federer never look back after the first round defeat and won the title to tie Sampras with 1880s player William Renshaw with his seventh Wimbledon crown on Centre Court Sunday.
The score of the match was 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4.
The Swiss also extended his record of major titles to 17, though this was his first in 2 ½ years. Ferderer has won the the title last time in 2009. He also won the title consecutively between 2003 and 2007.
With the win, Federer returns to No. 1 on Monday and will share another mark with Sampras – 286 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1.
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