Novak Djokovic won his first Wimbledon championship in a thrilling 4 set match against former champion Rafael Nadal.

On a packed centre court Djokovic won the match, 6-4 6-1 1-6 6-3. His win ended a twenty match winning streak for Nadal at Wimbledon.

Djokovic surprisingly dominated the first two sets, winning them 6-4 6-1. He played phenomenal tennis. Fans and pundits were left stunned at his early dominance over Nadal, often cited as one of the greatest players ever.

But those who then wrote Nadal off, did so far too quickly. The third set saw a complete reverse. Djokovic’s level dropped and Nadal capitalised, winning the set easily 6-1.

At this stage many thought Nadal might go on to win the match. Nadal had an early opportunity in the fourth set to break Djokovic but he failed to take advantage. With that Nadal’s momentum was lost and Djokovic managed to sneak a break.  All of a sudden he found himself serving for the match. He managed to hold his nerve in a tricky final game.

This was the first time Djokovic has won Wimbledon; his previous best effort was the semi-finals. Nadal was typically sporting after his defeat and promised to be back next year. Djokovic was unsurprisingly overjoyed with his win.