Updated July 17, 2017 01:06:47

Photo: Roger Federer celebrates during the Wimbledon final against Croatia's Marin Cilic. (Reuters: Andrew Couldridge)

Roger Federer has won an unprecedented eighth Wimbledon men's singles crown with a 6-3 6-1 6-4 victory over Marin Cilic.

A month shy of his 36th birthday, Federer eclipsed the record he shared with American Pete Sampras with a crushing triumph over the wounded Croat to become the oldest champion at The All England Club since 1930.

Merciless and majestic in equal parts, Federer's stirring victory ended a five-year Wimbledon title drought and came 14 years after first reigning on London's hallowed lawns in 2003.

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Photo: Croatia's Marin Cilic in action during the final against Roger Federer. (Reuters: Andrew Couldridge)

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First posted July 17, 2017 00:59:25