Djokovic wins seventh Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam

Nick Kyrgios serves to Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon men's final

Novak Djokovic celebrates winning a seventh Wimbledon title

Novak Djokovic won a seventh Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam crown on Sunday with a four-set triumph over Nick Kyrgios, whose challenge unravelled in frustration after a blistering start.

Top seed Djokovic won 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) to equal Pete Sampras's mark of seven titles at the All England Club and move within one of the men's record of eight held by Roger Federer.

"I'm lost for words for what this tournament and this trophy means to me," said Djokovic. "It always has been and will be the most special one in my heart."

"It's officially a bromance," he declared.

Djokovic is just the fourth man in the Open era to win four successive Wimbledon titles after Bjorn Borg, Sampras and Federer.

"First of all congratulations to Novak and your team, you've won these championships that many times I don't even know any more."

"I'm really happy with this result and maybe one day I'll be here again but I don't know about that."

- 'That's why he lost!'

Kyrgios raced through the first set, breaking in the fifth game and taking the opener with his seventh ace of the contest.

Djokovic, renowned as the best returner in the game and undefeated at the tournament since 2017, managed to win just five points off the Kyrgios serve.

Djokovic won a lung-busting 23-shot rally in the third game of the second set and immediately broke for a 3-1 lead.

Kyrgios then saw four break points slip away as Djokovic levelled the final by taking his first set off the Australian in three meetings.

There was a brief stoppage in play when a protestor was ejected from the stadium for shouting 'Where is Peng Shuai?' in reference to the welfare of the Chinese women's tennis star.

"It's the woman who looks as if she's had 700 drinks, bro," he told umpire Renaud Lichtenstein.

Djokovic, with only two unforced errors, happily pounced for a two sets-to-one lead.

Djokovic was reminded at the post-match presentation that he had promised to buy Kyrgios dinner if he won the title again.

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