Ruthless Roger Federer thrashed suffering Croatian Marin Cilic 6-3 6-1 6-4 on Sunday to become the first man to win eight Wimbledon singles crowns, five years after landing his seventh. The Swiss maestro, appearing in his 11th Wimbledon final, was challenged early on but once he broke a nervous Cilic in the fifth game of the opening set the match became a no-contest. Not that Federer was concerned as, 23 days before his 36th birthday, the father of four became the oldest men’s singles champion at Wimbledon in the professional era — taking the title back without dropping a set throughout the fortnight. It continued a remarkable resurgence by Federer, who returned from six months off at the start of the year to win the Australian Open — ending a five-year wait for an 18th grand slam many thought would remain elusive. Now he has 19 and looks capable of adding more. "I’ve got to take more time off," Federer joked as his twin girls, Myla Rose and Charlene Riva, who were there when he bea...
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