Roger Federer, Spaniard Rafael Nadal lead tributes to Djokovic

LONDON: Swiss ace Roger Federer, Spaniard Rafael Nadal and several present and former tennis greats hailed Novak Djokovic for winning his sixth Wimbledon title and 20th Grand Slam crown overall.

Federer was among the first to wish Djokovic, saying, "Congrats Novak on your 20th major. I'm proud to have the opportunity to play in a special era of tennis champions. Wonderful performance, well done!"

Nadal tweeted, "Congrats @DjokerNole on this amazing achievement. 20 Grand Slam titles is huge and it is amazing that we are 3 players tied on this. Well done and, again, congrats to you and your team for this!@Wimbledon."

Tennis great Billie Jean King urged the Serb to continue his sublime form and win the Olympic gold. "Congratulations to @DjokerNole, 6x #Wimbledon champion! He's simply the best, and thrives on pressure. The Golden Slam is still in his sights. Next up: the Olympics." IANS

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