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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Serena Williams celebrates after winning her match against Maria Sharapova

The American, 33, beat Sharapova 6-2 6-4 extending her winning streak to 17 matches over 11 years against the Russian

Top seed Serena Williams  enhanced her chances of winning a sixth Wimbledon title and a possible calendar Grand slam if she wins the final against Muguruza.

Williams was excited to reach her 25th Grand Slam final, saying: “I’m so excited. I got a bit nervous because it was a semi-final and it’s a long time since I’ve been this far.”

Meanwhile Garbine Muguruza beat Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2 3-6 6-3 in the other semi-final.

The Spaniard who is ranked number 20 led by a set and a break only for Poland’s Radwanska to pull back one a set and force a decider.

“I don’t have words to explain it,” Muguruza said.

“I worked all my life to achieve this moment. I think I was playing really well so I had to stay calm and keep a poker face.”

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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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Hometown favourite Murray defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-4, 7-6, 6-4 advancing to Round 2 with three other British men.

Four British men are through to #Wimbledon 2nd round for the first time since 2006: http://t.co/LUp93r4q4t #bbctennis pic.twitter.com/6ov1Wnm0JM

— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) June 30, 2015

Murray, seeded third, won 6-4 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 in two hours and 13 minutes as the temperature hit 41C on Centre Court. The Briton had a testing match but he was delighted to win, he said

“It was a tough match. I made it hard for myself in the second set,”

 Federer, the seven-time men’s champion showed he is the fight to win his eighth Wimbledon title show casing a quick fire win against his opponent. The second-seeded Swiss took 68 minutes to eliminate 88th-ranked Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia 6-1, 6-3, 6-3. “I was happy I played aggressive,” he said. “I must say I’m very happy, always, to win like that.” Nadal, a two-time champion, sailed to a 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 win over Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil. Meanwhile Eugenie Bouchard reportedly received a dress code violation after her black bra strap became visible during her match against Duan Ying ying at Wimbledon 2015. The issue arose when chair umpire Louise Engzell spotted the black strap midway through her first round match-up. Engzell phoned the tournament referee who questioned Bouchard on court about her dress code.

Louise Engzell calls in a dress code violation on Bouchard; she has a black bra visible underneath her white bra. #fashionpolice #Wimbledon — Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) June 30, 2015

Eugenie Bouchard reportedly received a dress code violation after her black bra strap

The All England club’s dress code states that: “Competitors must be dressed in suitable tennis attire that is almost entirely white and this applies from the point at which the player enters the court surround.”

Bouchard joins the list of big name players to have been scrutinized by the All England Club’s captious authorities with Wimbledon legend Roger Federer having banned from wearing white shoes with orange soles during the 2013 tournament.
Bouchard-last year’s Wimbledon finalist, went to lose to Duan 7-6 6-4, meaning she has tasted defeat in 12 out of her 14 matches in 2015.
In the other women events, defending champion Petra Kvitova began her title defence with a 6-1 6-0 win over Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands in only 35 minutes.

Petra Kvitova starts Wimbledon defence with easy win over Kiki Bertens

Third seed Simona Halep was shocked world number 106 Jane Cepelova,Caroline Wozniacki won 7-5 6-0 over China’s Saisai  Zheng,Sabine Lisicki of Germany won 7-5 6-4 over Australia’s Jarmila Gajdosova, Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska won 6-3 6-2 over Czech Lucie Hradecka.

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