Novak Djokovic celebrates after beating Roger Federer in the finals of Wimbledon 2015

The win means that the Serb, 28, was able to overhaul the likes of Jimmy Connors, Andre Agassi and Ivan Lendl in the all-time list of major winners.

Federer, 33, was inline of becoming the first man to win Wimbledon eight times but failed at the last hurdle.

The Swiss won an entertaining second set tie-break but Djokovic came through to win in two hours and 56 minutes.

“I have to say it’s a big challenge playing against Roger,” he said. “A lot of players of my generation have looked up to him and followed his lead.

“He makes you push your limits, work hard and win every single point.”

Novak Djokovic with Roger Federer after the Wimbledon final

Federer said: “I had my chances in the first set. I got lucky to win the second, had chances in the third.

“But he was better on the bigger points. He was rock solid, I didn’t play badly myself. That’s how it goes.”

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The world’s third seed had a solid performance while eliminating Vasek Pospisil who is ranked number 56 in the world and will take on second seed Roger Federer in the last four on Friday.

Andy Murray of Britain celebrates at match point as he plays against Vasek Pospisil of Canada, during the men’s quarter-final singles match at Wimbledon

Murray, 28, had to bear with two rain delays, the second of which saw the roof brought across in the second set.

“It was difficult, we were stopped a couple of times,” said Murray.

“I felt I played some good stuff. He served extremely well for periods. I tried to change my return position at the end of the second set to see the returns better.”

The Scot is set for a 24th meeting with Federer hoping to have a great match; he said “I know Roger very well, we walked to the practice courts together this morning.

“Friday is a different story and hopefully we can have a great match.”

In the other match Seven-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer cruised past France’s Gilles Simon winning  6-3 7-5 6-2 in one hour and 34 minutes.

The world’s second seed also experienced two rain interruptions on Court One.

Roger Federer in action against France’s Gilles Simon in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon

Federer who last won the Wimbledon title in 2012 beating Murray in the final stressed how hard their tie will be, the Swiss said,

“We both like to look back on that summer of 2012,” He added, “If we knew beforehand that I would win Wimbledon and him the Olympics, I think we both would have taken it. It was a great summer for us.

“I am happy for him, he is doing so well after his back surgery. People forget how hard it is to get back from injury and get back into contention to win tournaments.

“Friday will be a tough one for me but I am obviously looking forward to it.”

Meanwhile defending champion Novak Djokovic will play Frenchman Richard Gasquet in the other Wimbledon semi-finals.

The world number one Djokovic had an easy ride against Croatia’s Marin Cilic winning 6-4 6-4 6-4.

Novak Djokovic returns the ball during their quarter-final game with Croatia’s Marin Cilic.

“It was a very solid performance after a tough five-set match against Kevin in the fourth round,” Djokovic said.

In the other game, Gasquet beat French Open champion Stan Wawrinka 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-4 11-9 in an exciting five-set match.

Gasquet will take on his nemesis Djokovic whom he has got a poor record against having lost 12 of his 13 matches.

France’s Richard Gasquet (L) shakes hands with Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka (R) after winning their men’s quarter-final match

The Frenchman said: “It will be tough but I’m happy with how I’ve played.

“I’ll try to play my best again against the best player in the world.”

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Second seed Roger Federer put up a show as he outclassed Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2 6-2 6-3 to book a place in the last eight at Wimbledon.

Second seed Roger Federer beat Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2 6-2 6-3 to book a place in the last eight at Wimbledon.

Seven-time champion Federer now needs one more title to break the record he holds with Pete Sampras and Willie Renshaw.

The Swiss did not buy much into his win insisting that it was his opponent who was not at his best.

“I don’t think I made a statement,” said Federer. “I did a nice job making the transition.

“It was a good match. I got off to a good start and kept rolling. Obviously maybe Roberto wasn’t at his very best.”

Federer will next face Gilles Simon for a place in the semi-finals.

In the other games, Swiss fourth seed and French Open champion Stan Wawrinka won 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (9-7) 6-4 to set up a last-eight tie with Richard Gasquet. France’s Gilles Simon knocked out World number six Tomas Berdych in straight sets while Canadian Vasek Pospisil fought back to beat Viktor Troicki of Serbia 4-6 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-3 6-3.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic also fought back from two sets down to level his match against Kevin Anderson before bad light stopped play at Wimbledon.

Novak Djokovic battled back to level at 2-2 with Kevin Anderson before play was suspended

The world number one was put under immense pressure  on Court One as the big-serving South African took the first two sets of the fourth-round tie but  Djokovic fought back to level 6-7 (8-6) 6-7 (8-6) 6-1 6-4 after three hours and four minutes.

Play stopped at 21:03 British Standard Time (BST) and will resume for the deciding set on today.

Women events

Meanwhile Maria Sharapova reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon as fifth seed Caroline Wozniacki bowed out.

Sharapova, 28, has yet to drop a set at this year’s tournament but was tested by unseeded 21-year-old Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan before eventually progressing 6-4 6-4 in 97 minutes.

Maria Sharapova celebrates after reaching to the Wimbledon quarter-finals

The Russian fourth seed will now face 23-year-old American Coco Vandeweghe.

Dane Wozniacki, 24, was looking to reach the last eight for the first time but lost 6-4 6-4 to Garbine Muguruza.

The Spanish 21-year-old, seeded 20th, will now face Switzerland’s Timea Bacsinszky , who beat Romania’s Monica Niculescu 1-6 7-5 6-2.

Vandeweghe booked her meeting with Sharapova with a surprise win over sixth seed Lucie Safarova.

Czech Safarova, 28, finished runner-up at the French Open this year but lost out to Vandeweghe, who won 7-6 7-6 to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final for the first time.

Fellow American Madison Keys , 21, overcame Olga Govortsova , 26, of Belarus 3-6 6-4 6-1 and will now face Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska, who beat Serbian former world number one Jelena Jankovic 7-5 6-4.

Serena Williams, left, hugged her sister Venus after winning their Wimbledon singels match on Monday. Serena Williams won 6-4, 6-3.

Two-time Australian Open winner Victoria Azarenka from Belarus eased past Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic 6-2 6-3 and now faces five-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams in the next round after her win over sister Venus Williams. Whom she beat 6-4 6-3 in one hour and eight minutes on Centre Court.

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The Swiss who is seeded eight played brilliantly in a 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 victory at Roland Garros.

Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka returns the ball to Serbia’s Novak Djokovic during their final match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, Sunday, June 7, 2015 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Wawrinka, 30, brought an end to Djokovic’s 28-match winning run as he claimed his second Grand Slam title.

Djokovic harbored hopes of becoming the eighth man to complete the set of all four major titles were not achieved.

This means the serb will have to wait for atleast another 12 months before attempting to match the full set of major titles collected by Andre Agassi, Don Budge, Roy Emerson, Roger Federer, Rod Laver, Rafael Nadal and Fred Perry.

Djokovic went into the final as an overwhelming favourite after he had eliminated nine-time champion Rafael Nadal and third seed Andy Murray, but he was outclasses by Wawrinka.

“It was an incredible atmosphere on court and I felt emotion like I never have before,” said Wawrinka.

“I would like to thank my coach Magnus Norman. You played in the final without winning but this victory is yours as well as mine.”

Djokovic congratulated the champion pointing out wawrinka’s character and respect, “There are things that are more important in life than victories and that is character and respect – Stan you are a great champion with big heart.”

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic hugs Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka, left, after Wawrinka won the men’s final of the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, France.

The champion pointed out how one day his counter-part Djokovic will win the Roland Garros.

“One day, you will win Roland Garros,” Wawrinka told the serb during the post-match ceremony. “You deserve it.”

Wawrinka was making his 11th French Open appearance, equaling Federer and Andre Agassi for most attempts before winning it.

The victory makes him only the second Swiss to win at Roland Garros after Roger Federer, the man he beat in the quarter-finals.
Meanwhile fourteen-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal has dropped to 10th in the latest world rankings - his lowest position in more than a decade. The Spaniard, 29, has fallen after losing to world number one Novak Djokovic in the French Open quarter-finals last week.

Rafael Nadal Drops to the Lowest Ranking in 10 years

It is Nadal's lowest ranking since he was 11^th   as a teenager in April 2005. Swiss Stan Wawrinka, who beat Djokovic to the Roland Garros men's singles title on Sunday, climbs from ninth to fourth. Djokovic, 28, stays ahead of Switzerland's Roger Federer and Britain's Andy Murray, who was beaten by the Serb in the last four. full list of the men's rankings

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