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the second-longest singles match in Grand Slam history, eclipsed only by Isner's marathon victory at Wimbledon over Nicolas Mahut in 2010, which had lasted 11 hours and five minutes. Anderson, the 2017 US Open runner-up, had reached the semifinals with a remarkable win over Federer, who had skipped the clay-court season for the second year in a row in the hope of improving his chances later in the summer but let slip a two-sets lead for only the second time in his Wimbledon career. Anderson clearly suffered for his exertions in the final, which 31-year-old Djokovic won 62 62 76(3). It was the eighth men's Grand Slam singles title in a row won by a player aged 30 or older. In winning his 13th Grand Slam title, four of which have been at Wimbledon, Djokovic completed a remarkable turnaround. He had last played in a Grand Slam final at the 2016 US Open and had struggled subsequently, troubled by a long-term elbow injury, off-the-court problems and motivational issues. Halep had made an excellent start to the year, winning some memorable matches at the Australian Open before losing to Caroline Wozniacki in the final. After her Roland Garros defeats in 2014 and 2017, that had taken her record in Grand Slam finals to three losses out of three. After beating Kerber and Garbine Muguruza to reach her third Roland Garros final, the pressure was on the world Kerber became the first German Grand Slam singles champion since 1996 S E N I O R S G R A N D S L A M S 32 ITFWorld // SUMMER 2018 Kerber took just 65 minutes to beat Serena Williams in the final Halep recovered from her Australian Open final defeat to triumph in Paris

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