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'Crying so much': Wimbledon rocked by devastating moment

The Wimbledon men’s doubles final had fans in awe of Colombian duo Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah after a four hours and 46 minutes epic on Centre Court.

The Colombian pair defeated French duo Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-7 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (8-6), 6-7 (5-7), 6-3 in a Wimbledon classic which left all four players on the floor in exhaustion.

The contest left commentators speechless, but the match was overshadowed following the heartbreaking scenes of Roger-Vasselin crying following the loss.

Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France and playing partner Nicolas Mahut of France react following defeat in their Men's Doubles final against Robert Farah of Colombia and Juan Sebastian Cabal of Colombia during Day twelve of The Championships - Wimbledon 2019 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 13, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Many fans took to social media to congratulate all four athletes for their incredible effort.

Farah left speechless

“I mean, I'm speechless,” Farah said after the match.

“Really, I kept watching the watch through the first and second set. I'm like, we finished the second set and it's been two hours and 15 minutes play. This is ridiculous.

“How long is this? From there on, we just kept battling, kept battling, just focus on the game.

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 13: Sebastian Cabal of Colombia and playing partner Juan Robert Farah of Colombia celebrate match point in their Men's Doubles final against Nicolas Mahut of France and Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France during Day twelve of The Championships - Wimbledon 2019 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 13, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

“To do this for Colombia … it's just crazy. I mean, to be part of it is just amazing."

On top of the heartbreak, the Frenchman would have been feeling the pain from being hit in the face with a powerful volley.

His partner Mahut was struck three times throughout the match with one incident causing concern from the players when he was hit in the face.