Roger Federer's decade at Wimbledon

London, June 19 (IANS) Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer has had a stranglehold on the Wimbledon men's singles title in the 2004-2013 decade. Federer had an uninterrupted four-year reign from 2004-07 and he regained the title in 2009 and 2012,...

Roger Federer's decade at Wimbledon

London, June 19 (IANS) Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer has had a stranglehold on the Wimbledon men's singles title in the 2004-2013 decade.

Federer had an uninterrupted four-year reign from 2004-07 and he regained the title in 2009 and 2012, Xinhua reports.

Spaniard Rafael Nadal won the title twice, in 2008 and 2010, and the other two top-four men in world tennis, Novak Djokovic from Serbia (2011) and Briton Andy Murray (2013) won it once each.

The list of winners since 2004:

2013: Andy Murray, Britain

2012: Roger Federer, Switzerland

2011: Novak Djokovic, Serbia

2010: Rafael Nadal, Spain

2009: Roger Federer, Switzerland

2008: Rafael Nadal, Spain

2007: Roger Federer, Switzerland

2006: Roger Federer, Switzerland

2005: Roger Federer, Switzerland

2004: Roger Federer, Switzerland