Fast forward a year and Federer is poised to break the tie for seven Wimbledon titles he shares with Pete Sampras and take his career tally at the majors to 19. However, he will not write off his three major rivals with whom he has shared all the Wimbledon titles since his maiden triumph in 2003. It’s the same for Novak and the same for Rafa,” said Federer who will start his Wimbledon campaign against Alexander Dolgopolov of Ukraine. But for Nadal, Wimbledon has always been bittersweet. Djokovic, the three-time Wimbledon champion, warmed up by claiming a morale-boosting title triumph at Eastbourne on Saturday, his first trophy since Doha in January.

Source: Hindustan Times July 02, 2017 03:11 UTC