Roger Federer takes record-setting 8th victory at Wimbledon, 19th Grand Slam

Roger Federer celebrates at Wimbledon — (Image credit: Pool/Getty Images)

Swiss tennis star Roger Federer on Sunday became the first man in the Open era to win eight Wimbledon titles and 19 Grand Slams. At 35, Federer also became the oldest man in the era to win at the All England Club, the venue where the Wimbledon tournament is held.

He faced off against Croatia's Marin Cilic in the finals, prevailing 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 as Cilic struggled with a blister on his foot. "It is cruel sometimes," Federer said of Cilic's mishap, "but Marin fought well and is a hero, so congratulations on a wonderful tournament." Watch the moment of the win below. Bonnie Kristian

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Bonnie Kristian was a deputy editor and acting editor-in-chief of TheWeek.com. She is a columnist at Christianity Today and author of Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community (forthcoming 2022) and A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today (2018). Her writing has also appeared at Time Magazine, CNN, USA Today, Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, and The American Conservative, among other outlets.