Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic all set for another historic final as they will take on each another in the final of Wimbledon on Sunday.
The 33-year-old Federer will be eyeing to become the first man to win eight Wimbledon titles while Novak Djokovic eyeing to extend his title run.
Federer, 33, currently shares the record of seven wins with Pete Sampras and victory would make him the oldest Wimbledon winner in the Open Era.
Djokovic, 28, beat Federer in the 2014 final for his second title at SW19.
“I have played Roger many times and he is one of my greatest rivals,” Djokovic said. “We all know how good he is.”
Federer is into a record 10th Wimbledon final after defeating Andy Murray in straight sets to maintain his 100% winning record in semi-finals at the All England Club.
“I need to keep it up for one more match to really make it the perfect couple of weeks,” Federer said.
To do that, he must overcome the Serbian world number one, who trails 20-19 in their head-to-head record since 2006 but has beaten Federer twice already this year.
Djokovic ended an 18-month drought in Grand Slams by winning last year’s final and celebrated by eating a handful of grass that he had plucked from Centre Court.
“It was a very important match for me to win because I’ve lost quite a few Grand Slam finals,” Djokovic said.
“To win that match in five sets against Roger on grass was definitely something that gave me a lot of confidence.
Federer says what happens 12 months ago will not play on his mind as he prepares to walk out on Centre Court.
“I don’t really think about the match we played against each other last year,” Federer said. “I just remember it was unbelievably thrilling and the crowd really got into it.
“It’s great to play Novak anywhere these days because he’s a great player. He’s had great success, unbelievable success actually, throughout his career but especially the last few years, he’s been unbelievably dominant.
