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Federer wins 1st set of Wimbledon final

/ 11:04 PM July 06, 2014

Roger Federer of Switzerland plays a return to Novak Djokovic of Serbia during their men’s singles final at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Sunday, July 6, 2014. AP PHOTO/PAVEL GOLOVKIN

LONDON— Seven-time champion Roger Federer saved one set point and won the first set 7-6 (7) over Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon singles final Sunday.

Federer led 3-0 in the tiebreaker but later had three unforced backhand errors to let Djokovic back into the decider. An ace and service winner later helped create set point, when Djokovic hit a backhand into the net.

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The high-quality first set featured plenty of serve and volleying from Federer and a series of slice shots by both players during one lengthy rally in the ninth game.

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Djokovic started serving strongly, losing only two points in his first four service games, and one of those came on a double-fault.

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