Federer the fan favorite

British-Serbian dual citizen Vesna Collins and Dan Smith, lead singer of the indie rock band Bastille, had something in common at Wimbledon on Sunday - both were in the minority wanting Novak Djokovic to beat Roger Federer.

But they got their wish when Djokovic won the singles title for the third time, 7-6(1), 6-7(10), 6-4, 6-3.

A BBC poll released before the match found that since Federer had ousted Scotland's Andy Murray from the championship, an overwhelming majority of about 75 percent of fans were backing Federer to beat the defending champion.