Federer with the trophy (Getty)

Roger Federer has won an eighth Wimbledon title to become the most successful male player of all time in SW19 by beating a tearful Marin Cilic 6-3 6-1 6-4 in a quick-fire final.

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The Swiss has now won more singles crowns than any other man at the All England Club but it was a disappointing end as the seventh seed appeared to be struggling with a foot injury, which reduced him to tears on court.

After a competitive start, Cilic broke down after falling a set and a break behind and called on medical staff when at 0-3 in the second.



He buried his face into his towel and appeared almost hysterically upset but opted to continue.


Cilic was in real discomfort (Picture: AP)

Cilic buried his face in his towel (Picture: AP )

However, the writing appeared to be on the wall and Federer stormed to victory in emphatic fashion to wrap up his 19th Grand Slam title.

While it proved to be an underwhelming final given Cilic’s injury problems, the focus should not shift from Federer’s remarkable resurgence in 2017, having taken six months off last year and there could be more success to come.

Federer was too strong (Picture: AFP/Getty)

It was won in odd circumstances (Picture: EPA)

He will now return to world No. 3 and with Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray’s injury struggles, he may well add a third Grand Slam crown in 2017 – a stunning 20th major.

Cilic came out firing. His serve was working in it’s usual robotic fashion, while he was dictating points on his forehand side and, in doing so, set up the first break opportunity of the match.

Most men's Grand Slam titles & Wimbledon winners Most Slam titles 19 – Federer

15 – Nadal

14 – Sampras

12 – Djokovic

12 – Emerson

11 – Laver

11 – Borg Most Wimbledon titles 8 – Federer

7 – Sampras

7 – Renshaw

5 – Borg

5 – L. Doherty

4 – R. Doherty

4 – Laver

4 – Wilding

But after denying the seventh seed, Federer then ramped things up a notch.

He set up three chances at 0-40 – with one of them seeing a painful-looking Cilic slip onto his backside – and getting the breakthrough at the third time of asking.

Federer looked as graceful as ever (Picture: Reuters)

Cilic slipped in the first set (Picture: AFP/Getty)

From then, with the entirety of the Centre Court crowd seemingly against him, Cilic crumbled, only winning one more game before double faulting to hand the Swiss the opening set.

However, there appeared to be a medical problem for the world No. 6 and after going a break down in the second set, he cried into his towel and looked in distress.

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Cilic was in some distress (Picture: AP)

Federer received treatment on his foot (Picture: AP)

A merciless Federer pounced and stormed to a 6-1 lead in the second before the Croat spent a longer period receiving treatment ahead of the third set.

It appeared to be a foot issue for the one-time Grand Slam winner, and when he took his left shoe and sock off, he revealed his foot was bandaged.

He battled on but it seemed inevitable that his time was coming to an end, although the crowd certainly warmed to Cilic for his fighting spirit.

And it can also be difficult to face a wounded warrior, but the 35-year-old kept his focus and got the job done.

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