Roger Federer Wins Record-Breaking Eighth Wimbledon Title<br />“It was just a feeling that I knew that I cannot give my best on the court,<br />that I cannot give my best game and my best tennis, especially at this stage of my career and at such a big match,” he said.<br />“But I always believed I could come back and do it again, and if you believe, you can go really far in your life.”<br />Cilic, playing ins first Wimbledon final, fought back more tears in the award ceremony as he explained<br />that he had been committed to completing the final instead of retiring.<br />After losing the second set, Cilic took a medical timeout on court and received treatment on the bottom of his left foot for what his coach, Jonas Bjorkman, later said was a blister<br />that had formed during Cilic’s semifinal victory over Sam Querrey.<br />“The tournament I played, not dropping a set, it’s magical really,” Federer said in the postmatch ceremony with the trophy back in his hands.<br />Cilic said he continually received treatment on the blister before the match but found himself unable to change direction without pain.<br />By CHRISTOPHER CLAREYJULY 16, 2017<br />WIMBLEDON, England — When Roger Federer and his growing family embarked on a new tennis<br />season in 2017 after his six-month injury layoff, the big goal was winning Wimbledon.<br />On Sunday, he won his eighth Wimbledon singles championship<br />and 19th Grand Slam singles title by defeating Marin Cilic in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1, 6-4.
