'Didn't think I was going to be this successful'

Roger Federer admitted on Sunday that he never thought he'd be a record eight-time Wimbledon champion and would even have laughed if he was told he'd win two majors in 2017.

The Swiss star, who will turn 36 in three weeks' time, eased past the mark of seven All England Club titles he had shared with Pete Sampras since 2012 with a 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 win over injury-hit Marin Cilic in the final.

It was 16 years ago when Federer famously defeated Sampras here to announce himself as a star in the making.

However, it wasn't until 2003 that he captured his first All England Club title. Now he has 19 majors, four clear of closest rival Rafael Nadal.

"I didn't think I was going to be this successful after beating Pete here," said Federer who also won a fifth Australian Open in January.

"I hoped to have a chance maybe one day to be in a Wimbledon final and have a chance to win the tournament.
"Winning eight is not something you can ever aim for. If you do, you must have so much talent and parents and the coaches that push you from the age of three on, who think you're like a project. I was not that kid.

"I am surprised that it's this good. I knew I could do great again maybe one day, but not at this level. So I guess you would have laughed, too, if I told you I was going to win two Slams this year. People wouldn't believe me if I said that. I also didn't believe that I was going to win two this year."

Hingis/ Murray win

Martina Hingis clinched her 23th Grand Slam title as the Swiss star and Scottish partner Jamie Murray beat Henri Kontinen and Heather Watson 6-4, 6-4 in the Wimbledon mixed doubles final on Sunday.

Poland's Lukasz Kubot and Brazil's Marcelo Melo won the men's doubles title on Saturday after beating Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(2), 3-6, 13-11.

Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina of Russia, meanwhile, won the women’s doubles title with a 6-0, 6-0 rout of Hao-Ching Chan and Monica Niculescu.