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Federer seals 19th slam with insane feat of perfection

Roger Federer has claimed a record eighth Wimbledon crown, but none of the others have ever been this dominant.

The Swiss legend took his grand slam tally to 19 without dropping a set all tournament, something he's never achieved before at the All England Club.

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In fact, he's only achieved the rare accomplishment once before in his glittering career - at the 2007 Australian Open when in his absolute pomp.

What a champion. Image: Getty
What a champion. Image: Getty

The only other player to win Wimbledon wuthout dropping a set was Bjorn Borg some 40 years ago.

A month shy of his 36th birthday, Federer eclipsed the Wimbledon record he shared with legends Pete Sampras and Wlliam Renshaw with a crushing 6-3 6-1 6-4 triumph over wounded Marin Cilic to become the oldest champion at The All England Club since 1930.

Merciless and majestic in equal parts, Federer's stirring victory ended a five-year Wimbledon title wait and came 14 years after he first reigned on London's hallowed lawns in 2003.

Incredibly, after needing six months off after sustaining a career-threatening knee injury in last year's semi-final loss to Milos Raonic, Federer now holds two grand slam trophies for the first time since 2009.

"It's disbelief that I can reach such heights," Federer said.

"I was never sure if I was going to be back here in another final, but I always believed that I could come back and do it again.

"It means the world to me, just feeling great and holding the trophy."

The resurgent 19-times grand slam champion will now head to New York next month chasing a 20th major as a 36-year-old father of four.

FEDERER'S PERFECT RUN TO WIMBLEDON IMMORTALITY:

R1: beat Alexander Dolgopolov 6-3 3-0 (retired)
R2: beat Dušan Lajović 7-6 (0) 6-3 6-2
R3: beat Mischa Zverev 7-6 (3) 6-4 6-4
R4: beat Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-2 6-4
QF: beat Milos Raonic 6-4 6-2 7-6 (4)
SF: beat Tomas Berdych 7-6 (4) 7-6 (4) 6-4
F: beat Marin Cilic 6-3 6-1 6-4

with AAP