Djokovic, Williams Are Wimbledon Champions

LONDON -- A game away from a third Wimbledon championship and ninth Grand Slam title, Novak Djokovic sized up a 108 mph serve from Roger Federer and stretched to smack a cross-court forehand return winner.

Two points later, Djokovic again took the measure of a serve from Federer, this one at 123 mph, and delivered a down-the-line backhand for another return winner. After this one, Djokovic bellowed.

"I roared because I felt like that's the moment," Djokovic would say later. "Now is the time for me to close this match out."

One forehand winner later, he did. For the second year in a row, Djokovic solved Federer's superb serve in the final at the All England Club. And for the second year in a row, Federer's bid for a record eighth championship at the grass-court tournament ended with a defeat against Djokovic.

This time, the match was even as can be through two sets, before the No. 1-seeded Djokovic grabbed ahold of it and wouldn't let go, beating No. 2 Federer 7-6 (1), 6-7 (10), 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday thanks to brilliant returning.

"It feels, obviously, good when you make a return winner out of Roger's serve on the grass," Djokovic said, "but it doesn't happen too often."

Over the past three seasons, Federer has reached two Grand Slam finals -- both at Wimbledon, both against Djokovic, both losses. He has now lost nine Grand Slam finals (17-9 record), second all-time to Ivan Lendl with 11 losses.

"You sort of walk away empty-handed. For me, a finalist trophy is not the same," a grim-faced Federer said. "Everybody knows that."

At Wimbledon in 2014, Federer won 88 of 89 service games through the semifinals then was broken four times by Djokovic during the five-set final.

This fortnight, Federer won 89 of 90 service games entering the final then again was broken four times.

Williams Takes Sixth Wimbledon Championship

Serena Williams let herself briefly bask in the joy of a sixth Wimbledon championship, 21st Grand Slam singles trophy overall and fourth consecutive major title Saturday, even balancing the winner's silver dish atop her head -- Look, Ma, no hands! -- as she sauntered off Centre Court.

"I was peaceful, feeling really good," Williams said. "Maybe a little after that, I started thinking about New York."

On to the next one. When the U.S. Open begins at Flushing Meadows in August, Williams will pursue pretty much the only accolade to elude her so far: a calendar-year Grand Slam, something no one has accomplished in tennis in more than a quarter-century.

She will arrive there having won her past 28 matches at major tournaments, the latest coming at the All England Club on Saturday, when the No. 1-seeded Williams put aside an early deficit and a late lull, closing out a 6-4, 6-4 victory over No. 20 Garbine Muguruza of Spain.It's been 18 years since she won the singles title at Wimbledon as a 16-year-old prodigy, and now Martina Hingis once again reigns as a Wimbledon champ -- and doubly this time.

Hingis Wins Doubles Titles

Hingis won the mixed doubles title Sunday with Leander Paes in just 40 minutes, one day after winning the women's doubles title with Sania Mirza. Hingis and Paes beat Alexander Peya and Timea Babos 6-1, 6-1. On Saturday, Hingis and Mirza defeated Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 5-7, 7-6 (4), 7-5.