WRAPUP 1-Tennis-Highlights of Wimbledon day 13

Djokovic, 31, ended a two-year Grand Slam trophy drought to reclaim the crown he first won in 2011 before further successes at the All England Club in 2014 and 2015.

"I had moments of doubt and didn't know if I could compete," Djokovic, watched on by his young son Stefan in the stands, said on Centre Court.

"It's my first Grand Slam final in a couple of years and this is the best place to come back. It's very, very special."

The Serbian, who struggled with an elbow injury last season before undergoing surgery this year, moved above Roy Emerson on the all-time list for most Grand Slam men's singles titles.

"I did not expect to be back in the top shape already here in Wimbledon so quickly," Djokovic added.

"If you asked me after Roland Garros, I would probably maybe doubt that. At the same time there is a part of me that always believes in my own abilities, believes in my own quality of tennis, what I possess.

"Whenever I come to a tournament and Grand Slam especially, I believe that I can have a good opportunity to fight for the trophy," he said.

Anderson was kept on court for almost 11 hours during his last two wins over defending champion Roger Federer and John Isner and said that fatigue played a part in his defeat.

"I'm not feeling as fresh now as I was coming into the week," the South African said.

"But this is an amazing tournament for all of us. That's what it had to take for me to get here. I would have given another 21 hours to have the opportunity to play out here."

Highlights from day 13 of the Wimbledon championships on Sunday (times GMT):

1746 PEYA AND MELICHAR WIN MIXED DOUBLES CROWN

Austrian Alexander Peya and American Nicole Melichar, seeded 11th, beat Briton Jamie Murray and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 7-6(1) 6-3 in 88 minutes to lift the mixed doubles title.

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1602 13TH MAJOR EXTRA SPECIAL FOR DJOKOVIC

Novak Djokovic said his Wimbledon title was all the more significant as he got to lift the trophy in front of his young son Stefan who was in the stands.

"It feels amazing because for the first time in my life I have someone screaming 'daddy, daddy' and it's a little boy right there," Djokovic said.

"He's under five years old, so he couldn't watch the matches live but we hoped if I lifted the trophy he could be there. I'm very emotional and happy for my wife and my whole team."

1530 DJOKOVIC WINS CHAMPIONSHIP IN STYLE

Novak Djokovic fended off a determined fightback from Kevin Anderson to win the third set tiebreak to seal a 6-2 6-2 7-6(3) victory for his fourth Wimbledon title.

Victory meant the Serbian equalled Reggie Doherty, Rod Laver and Anthony Wilding in sixth place on the all-time list for most Wimbledon titles.

With his 13th major, Djokovic moved above Roy Emerson on the all-time list for most Grand Slam men's singles titles.

1424 FLAWLESS DJOKOVIC DOUBLES LEAD

Serbia's Novak Djokovic took a 2-0 lead against Kevin Anderson, winning the second set 6-2.

The South African struggled to cope with Djokovic's relentless attack from the baseline.

At 2-5 down, the 32-year-old earned his first break point of the match when Djokovic was serving for the set. But Anderson came off second best in a 15-shot rally to lose that chance and two points later, the Serbian bagged the set with a service winner.

With so much talk in the run up to the final about the Wimbledon showpiece clashing with the World Cup soccer final in Russia featuring France and Croatia, Djokovic seems to be on a one-man mission to get the tennis match done and dusted before the 1500 GMT kickoff in Moscow.

1340 DJOKOVIC WINS OPENING SET EASILY

Djokovic converted two break point opportunities to cruise through the opening set of the final 6-2. The Serbian was helped along the way by Anderson's nine unforced errors.

After being kept on court for almost 11 hours during his last two wins over defending champion Roger Federer and John Isner, fatigue seems to have caught up with Anderson and he won only three points on Djokovic's serve as the first set flashed by in 29 minutes.

Anderson, bidding to become the first South African man to lift the Challenge Cup, came into the match having launched 172 thunderbolt aces but he struggled to get his strongest weapon firing on Sunday, adding just two in the first set.

In pursuit of a 13th Grand Slam title, the Serb was in relentless form as he made only one unforced error.

Djokovic has not lost to the South African since their first meeting, in the second round in Miami 10 years ago.

1310 ACTION UNDERWAY IN WIMBLEDON MEN'S FINAL

The men's singles final between Djokovic and South Africa's eighth seed Anderson began on Centre Court.

Anderson is looking to become the first player to win Wimbledon on his debut in the title clash since Djokovic claimed his first Wimbledon crown in 2011.

Djokovic, seeded 12th, is contesting his 22nd Grand Slam final and seeking a 13th major.

SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT SENDS GOOD LUCK MESSAGE TO ANDERSON

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called Anderson ahead of his Wimbledon clash with Djokovic, according to a post on the president's official Twitter account on Sunday.

"I called and spoke to Kevin Anderson and wished him the best of luck and told him that we are all rooting for him. He was very pleased and said he’d do his best to make South Africa proud," Ramaphosa said.

(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar and Pritha Sarkar; Editing by Toby Davis and Ed Osmond)