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It was a thrilling contest between two of the best tennis players of the modern era, but ESPN tennis expert Luke Jensen reckons yesterday's Wimbledon Men's final was a "step too far" for Roger Federer.
The Swiss maestro fell short in the final set against Novak Djokovic and with it, it seems the 32-year-old's final chance to add to his seven Wimbledon titles has disappeared.
"You could see him going all out in every set," Jensen told us, as he analysed the match on Off The Ball tonight.
"He was dead and buried in that fourth set and the way he just summed up the shot-making to come back in that set really put the pressure on Djokovic. But he just didn't have enough to cross the finish line."
Meanwhile, Jensen pointed out the monkey that Djokovic has got off his back by ending a run of finals defeats which had seen him lose five of his last six Grand Slam deciders.
Jensen also felt that the Serb's improved return helped him past his veteran opponent.
But can Federer pick up one more Grand Slam title before the end of his career?
"He definitely has it in him. My question would be: where's the motivation? Remember, when he goes home, he's got two sets of twins. It's a great distraction, a healthy distraction but when you have opponents like Nadal, Djokovic, Murray and the rest of that crew, they are hungry for those titles. Federer's sources are saying he'll be around until the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil. He's never won a Singles medals at the Olympics or a Davis Cup for Switzerland."
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