Novak Djokovic wins 4th Wimbledon title

12th seed takes his 13th Grand Slam title; Serena looks at the positives

WIMBLEDON, England – Novak Djokovic’s more than two-year title drought at the Grand Slam tournaments came to a welcomed end at Wimbledon on Sunday.

The 12th seed was a bundle of emotions as he won his 13th Grand Slam title — his fourth at Wimbledon — and his first major title since winning the French Open in 2016.

All that is now in the rearview mirror as Djokovic is, again, a Grand slam champion courtesy of a

6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) win over eighthseeded Kevin Anderson.

As has become tradition for Djokovic here, he bent down and ate a few blades of grass from the court after the victory.

What seemed to mean the most to Djokovic was that his 4-year-old son, Stefan, was allowed to enter the player’s box after the match.

“It feels amazing that this time I have someone screaming ‘Daddy, Daddy,’ and it’s the little boy right there,” said Djokovic, who will rise to No. 10 Monday. “He’s under

5 years old, so he couldn’t watch the match live. But we were hoping that if I won he could come in and watch me hold the trophy. It’s very emotional for me for him to be there.”

In the past two years, there was a right elbow injury that sent him to the operating room and off the court for six months. And there was scrutiny of his personal life that made the Serbian seem a shadow of the champion and No. 1 player he had been.

“There is no better place to make a comeback,” Djokovic said. “This is a sacred place in tennis.”