Tennis-Djokovic battles Berrettini and history to claim 20th Grand Slam title

[ASFN Admin]

Novak Djokovic had the weight of tennis history on his shoulders and an Italian with dynamite on his racket strings to contend with but emerged victorious to earn a sixth Wimbledon and a record-levelling 20th Grand Slam title on Sunday. Matteo Berrettini, playing inspired tennis in his first Grand Slam final, unleashed everything in his formidable arsenal to rock Djokovic in a riveting contest. For the first time in his career Djokovic shares the lead for the most Grand Slam singles titles with Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal and looks primed to leave both in his wake.

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