Roger Federer wins his record 8th Wimbledon singles title

Ending with a marvelous tournament performance in which he never dropped a set, Roger Federer of Switzerland won his eighth Wimbledon trophy and record 19th Grand Slam event overall by outclassing Marin Cilic of Croatia 6-3, 6-1, 6-4.

After Roger Federer closed out a Wimbledon final that was more of a coronation than a contest with an ace, he sat in his changeover chair and wiped away tears.

That is when it hit the Swiss superstar: His wait for record-breaking title No. 8 was over. Until then, Federer wasn’t focused on the notion of winning the grass-court tournament more often than any other man in the history of an event first held in 1877.

All he had been concerned with, consumed with, was being healthy enough to compete at a high level and, he hoped, to win a title, regardless of what the total count would be.

“Wimbledon was always my favorite tournament. Will always be my favorite tournament. My heroes walked the grounds here and walked the courts here. Because of them, I think I became a better player, too,” said Federer, who will turn 36 next month and is the oldest male champion at the All England Club in the Open era, which began in 1968.

Federer’s first major title came at Wimbledon in 2003, and was followed by others in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. He won again in 2009 and 2012. But then he lost finals in 2014 and 2015 to Novak Djokovic of Serbia.

Federer couldn’t be sure another final, let alone title, was possible a year ago, when he lost in the semifinals, then took the rest of 2016 off to let his surgically repaired left knee heal.

“It’s been a long road,” he said.

What he did after the final? Roger Federer apparently got so drunk he couldn't remember what he did after Wimbledon.

"I can't stay No. 1 for fifty years, you know. We'll see what happens"

Great job Roger and more tennis years to come!