Roger Federer vs Novak Djokovic: 10 facts to know about Wimbledon 2014 men’s singles final

Top seed and 2011 Wimbledon champion Djokovic is bidding to win his 7th Grand Slam title and join John McEnroe and Mats Wilander in joint-8th place on the list for most Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era.

Updated: July 6, 2014 6:44 PM IST

By AFP

Roger Federer vs Novak Djokovic: 10 facts to know about Wimbledon 2014 men's singles final

Roger vs Novak

Ten facts on the 13th and final day of Wimbledon where it’s men’s final day with Roger Federer taking on Novak Djokovic:

1. The champion receives £1,760,000 ($3.1 million) in prize money, while the runner-up collects £880,000 ($1.5 million).

2. If he wins, Djokovic will recapture the No. 1 ranking (for the first time since the week commencing 30 September 2013) when the ATP Rankings are released on Monday. By reaching the final, Federer is guaranteed to overtake Stan Wawrinka and rise to No. 3.

3. This is the 35th meeting between Djokovic and Federer (Federer leads 18-16).

4. This is Djokovic and Federer’s 12th Grand Slam encounter which equals the record for most meetings at the majors (Federer leads 6-5).

5. It is just the 2nd Grand Slam final meeting between Djokovic and Federer – their only previous meeting at this stage of a major came at the 2007 US Open, where Federer won in straight sets. This is also just their 2nd grass court meeting after Federer won their only previous grass court match in the semi-finals at 2012 Wimbledon.

6. This is the first Grand Slam final since the 2009 US Open not to feature either Rafael Nadal or Andy Murray.

7. Top seed and 2011 Wimbledon champion Djokovic is bidding to win his 7th Grand Slam title and join John McEnroe and Mats Wilander in joint-8th place on the list for most Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era.

8. Djokovic is bidding to win his 7th Grand Slam title. He won his 6th Grand Slam title at the 2013 Australian Open (bt Andy Murray). He has a 6-7 win-loss record in his 13 previous Grand Slam finals.

9. Seven-time champion Federer, who also has 17 majors overall, is bidding to become the first man to win 8 Wimbledon singles titles. Martina Navratilova (9) and Helen Wills Moody (8) are the only women to have won 8 or more singles titles at the All England Club.

10. At 32 years, 332 days Federer is bidding to become the oldest man to win Wimbledon in the Open Era. The oldest man to win Wimbledon in the Open Era is Arthur Ashe who was 31 years 360 days old when he won the title here in 1975. The only woman older than Federer to have won Wimbledon in the Open Era is Martina Navratilova.

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