Federer Wins Record 8th Wimbledon As Cilic Bid Ends In Tears

Roger Federer won a record eighth Wimbledon
title and became the tournament’s oldest
champion Sunday with a straight-sets victory
over injury-hit Marin Cilic who dramatically
broke down in tears midway through the final. Switzerland’s Roger Federer returns against Croatia’s Marin Cilic during their men’s singles final match on the last day of the 2017 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 16, 2017. / AFP PHOTO Federer claimed his 19th Grand Slam title 6-3,
6-1, 6-4 and at 35 is Wimbledon’s oldest men’s
winner of the modern era, succeeding Arthur
Ashe, who was almost 32 when he won in
1976.