費天王奪第七冠 女兒是動力

在第126屆溫網男單決賽中，瑞士球王費德勒擊敗比他小5歲的英國選手穆雷，第七度摘得溫網男單桂冠。這是費德勒職業生涯第17個大滿貫的單打冠軍，他也因此再次重返世界第一，追上了桑普拉斯286周世界排名第一的記錄。這對於自2010年澳網大滿貫以來一直處於低谷狀態的費天王來說的確是值得欣喜的消息。費德勒表示，他打球的動力來自於雙胞胎女兒，她們給他的生活帶來了巨大的改變，他希望孩子們看到他在球場上的尊嚴和輝煌，而不是看他一步步衰退。他表示自己目前正處於打球的最佳狀態，而且這種狀態跟他在20歲或25歲時完全不同，現在的狀態要更加穩定，未來也有更多可能性。

Roger Federer believes becoming a father and celebrating his 30th birthday inspired him to a record-equalling seventh Wimbledon title.

Federer moved level with Pete Sampras on seven All England Club titles and celebrated a 17th Grand Slam crown with his battling 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 win over Britain's Andy Murray in his eighth Wimbledon final.

The win, secured beneath Centre Court's £80 million roof, also allowed him to return to the top of the world rankings where this week he'll stand for a 285th week, just one short of Sampras's record mark.

All in all, not a bad day's work for a man who had been written off as a relic in the new golden age of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, and who had been without a Grand Slam title since collecting his 16th at the 2010 Australian Open.

But Federer said he has been driven on by wanting to see his twin girls Myla Rose and Charlene Riva, who are three later this month, get the chance to witness their father in action in his pomp, not his decline.

"People forget sometimes I do have twin girls. That has had a massive impact on my life. It's helped my game more than anything because I think I'm playing some of the best tennis of my life right now," said Federer.

"But just to be able to juggle everything together has been a challenge. And I think you learn from mistakes. You try to make it work for everyone involved. Hasn't always been easy, you know. I admit that.

"The victory today is a dream come true today for me and my family and seeing them there. Yeah, it's big."

Federer is five years older than Murray and Djokovic, who was deposed as champion at Wimbledon by the Swiss star in the semi-finals, and four years the senior of Rafael Nadal, who claimed a recorded seventh French Open last month.

Beating Djokovic and Murray in successive matches at the All England Club has given Federer even greater cause for optimism that the future holds even more success.

Despite Djokovic and Nadal having played in the previous four Grand Slam finals, Federer is still part of the golden age equation -- 29 of the last 30 majors have been shared amongst the three men.

"I feel I have a great game. I'm so happy I'm at the age I am right now, because I had such a great run and I know there's still more possible.

"It's very different than when I was 20 or 25. I'm at a much more stable place in my life. I wouldn't want anything to change. So this is very, very special right now."

Federer, whose next target will be a quick return to the All England Club for the Olympics, said he never doubted that he would be back on top of the world again.

"It was just a temporary thing," said Federer, after his two and half year wait for another Grand Slam title.

"I believed that maybe down the stretch, like with Andre Agassi (who was 32 when he won the 2003 Australian Open) it's like a steppingstone, a period I have to go through.

"I'm going to win 90% of my matches throughout the year, it's impossible every single year. So you're always going to go through ups and downs.

"But I knew how close I was for the last few years, and some people didn't quite see that."