The 2021 Wimbledon men's singles final ended on July 12, Beijing time. Novak Djokovic, the tournament's top seed and current world number one, lost a set 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-4 6-3 on Centre Court in 3 hours and 23 minutes to win the first consecutive Wimbledon title (2018, 2019 and 2021) against Italian seventh seed Franco Berettini. He won his 20th Grand Slam singles title, equaling the record of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, while winning 21 consecutive Grand Slam singles titles.
"I am honored to be part of a great era of tennis," Federer said in his congratulations after the men's final. Excellent performance, well done!" Djokovic retweeted his thanks.
"Congratulations to Novak Djokovic on this great achievement," Nadal said on social media. "20 Grand Slam titles is a very big achievement and it is even more incredible that we are all three in the same league. Well done and congratulations again to you and your team."