Wimbledon 2015 Results: Men's Final Score and Early US Open Predictions

Top-seeded Novak Djokovic made good on the ultimate challenge of topping the legendary Roger Federer on Centre Court for the second straight year, winning in four sets to take the 2015 Wimbledon men's final.

The Serbian emerged victorious by a final score of 7-6 (6-1), 6-7 (10-12), 6-4, 6-3, overcoming a brutal second-set tiebreaker that saw many missed opportunities and a furious resurgence from the seven-time champion Federer. But Djokovic wouldn't be denied as he took stranglehold of the match in the final two sets.

He improved in a championship rematch that went five thrilling sets last year but still alluded to the challenge as perhaps the greatest of his career—and that's saying a lot, as Bleacher Report UK noted:

With as many tools and skills as a Swiss army knife, the 33-year-old Federer came into Sunday's final serving as well as he had in his career. He put it on display in the semifinal against Andy Murray, when he knocked 11 aces past the great return man in just one set.

Instead of Federer having the goods from the service box early, however, it was Djokovic who started out hot on the serve. He had six aces in the opening set, but perhaps more impressive was holding Federer to just two.

That early prominence allowed Djokovic to easily win the first tiebreaker, but things got murky in the second. Federer got things to a tiebreak and avoided a couple of set points, before resiliently taking the tiebreaker 12-10 to tie the match.

The third set was even until a short rain delay halted play for no more than 15 minutes, but that was enough to shift the momentum in Djokovic's favor as the New York Times' Ben Rothenberg observed:

Federer put together some more aggressive play in the fourth set but fell victim to more break points that put him in a hole he couldn't recover from. Djokovic converted on two of four break points in the final set, while Federer didn't have one break-point opportunity and only won six receiving points.

The crowd has been on Federer's side all tournament and virtually against Djokovic at times when he has faced exciting opposition. But when he let out a primal roar after smashing the championship-winning point past Federer, tennis journalist Carole Bouchard noted the significance:

It will inevitably take some time for Federer to recover from yet another near-miss at Grand Slam title No. 18, and Djokovic will surely want to bask in his third Wimbledon feat for a bit as well. But it won't be long until the focus shifts to Flushing Meadows, if it hasn't already.

The hard-court season is up next on the horizon, and it all leads to the 2015 U.S. Open, set to begin August 31 in New York. It's a tournament that, for all of Djokovic's career dominance and hard-court sustainability, he's only won one time.

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In that span, Djokovic has come up short in the final four times, marking nearly half of his nine major-final shortcomings. But he enters 2015's event with his best chance yet at adding his second title.

When he's on his game, Djokovic is virtually unbeatable on hard courts. He's proved that by winning 35 of his last 36 matches, with the lone loss coming on clay at the French Open final to Stan Wawrinka.

Had he reigned supreme in that clash, Djokovic would be heading to the U.S. Open with the chance at the calendar-year Grand Slam just like Serena Williams. In a year that is seeing many up-and-comers taking that next step along with the sustained success of Federer and Murray, that's nonetheless amazing.

Given how dominant he's been throughout the 2015 year, anything other than another major championship at the U.S. Open would be a surprise.