Nestor and Zimonjic take doubles crown
Saturday, 05 Jul 2008 20:19
Jonas Bjorkman's Wimbledon farewell ended in defeat
Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic beat Jonas Bjorkman and Kevin Ullyett to win the men's doubles final at Wimbledon. It was their first Grand Slam title as a duo.
The contest was even at one set each in the third set when Zimonjic and Nestor’s powerful serve swung the tie in their favour. They won the set 6-3 and went on to clinch the title by winning the fourth set 6-2.
It was a Wimbledon farewell for Bjorkman, who is retiring this year. It was the Swede’s 129th match at Wimbledon, with an incredible 95 victories, but unfortunately for him he was a loser on this occasion.
Nestor and Zimonjic won an exciting first set tie-break to put them ahead, but Bjorkman and Ullyett fought back in the second.
After that Nestor and Zimonjic came into their own and won the title in a match that lasted two hours, 39 minutes.
The victory completes a full set of Grand Slam titles for Nestor and it’s also a first Wimbledon title for his partner.