It's Champagne Super Novak as Djokovic wins Wimbledon

Novak Djokovic won Wimbledon for the first time at the age of 24

Rafael Nadal hit his backhand long and Novak Djokovic had the moment he had always dreamed about.

All the years of sweat and toil had come to fruition and the Serbian could truly warrant his new world number one ranking by winning the biggest tournament of them all, Wimbledon.

It wasn't the classic final it could have been by any means but it was a superb display from Djokovic which represented a real changing of the guard in men's tennis.

Nadal was not at his flawless best but even if he had been he would have found it extremely difficult to tame Djokovic.

He has taken his game onto another level in the last few months through sheer hard work and he now has his reward.

In many ways, he out-Rafad Rafa and that was one of the keys to his victory.

Djokovic has possibly the best defence in the game and he can switch into aggressive mode at seemingly any time, while Nadal simply had no answer to his brilliance.

It is unlikely anyone could have beaten Djokovic in this form

Normally, it is Nadal who stays in points against all the odds to wear his opponents down but Djokovic turned the tables at SW19 and forced the Spaniard into unusual errors.

Nadal's game is built around the fact he rarely makes errors but he made 15 unforced errors to Djokovic's 12 and that shows just the kind of quality the Serbian produced on Centre Court.

The match started with quality serving displays from both but the turning point came with Nadal serving at 5-4 down in the first set.

The first break point of the match arrived and Djokovic duly took it, demonstrating the ruthless style which has seen him leapfrog Nadal and Roger Federer to become number one in the world.

Sensing his opportunity, the Serbian then played one of the best sets ever seen at Wimbledon to take the second set 6-1 and leave Nadal's unbeaten record at SW19 since 2007 in tatters.

He attacked every ball and punished any Nadal weaknesses, with Djokovic's movement around the court simply too hot for the 10-time major winner to handle.

Nadal had no real answer to Djokovic's brilliance

When Nadal lost the first set to Andy Murray in the semi-final, it looked like the second set may follow so Djokovic's success in sealing the second set in the final will act as an indicator of what might have been for Murray.

Like the true champion he is, Nadal came back strongly in the third set, finally re-finding the rhythm on his serve and finding a way to break Djokovic twice.

This looked like the real Nadal and when he earned a break point at the start of the fourth, it looked like a sensational comeback was on.

Djokovic kept his cool though and held serve, before breaking Nadal with some wonderful deep groundstrokes.

However, Nadal broke straight back and that could have led to a collapse from Djokovic, who must have been thinking "How can I beat this man?"

There was to be no collapse though and after Nadal double faulted to hand the Serbian another break and a 5-3 lead, Djokovic had the chance to serve for the match.

He wobbled slightly at the start of the game but a couple of Nadal errors and some good serving sealed a well-deserved victory for Djokovic.

Djokovic fell to the Wimbledon turf and then tasted the grass after sealing victory

Djokovic would have become world number one whatever the result of this match but by winning it proves he is the best player in the world.

Had Nadal won, most fans would have acknowledged he was still the best but the way his game was dismantled means there can be no arguments with the rankings now.

Djokovic has won two of the three Grand Slams this year and has a record of 50 wins and just one loss in his last 51 matches, so there can be no doubts the Serbian is ahead of Nadal now.

Djokovic has now beaten the Spanish warrior five times in a row and just has an edge over him at the moment, with this Wimbledon triumph proving that.

Nadal will be desperately trying to work out a way to beat Djokovic now as he will not want to be second best for long, and it would be no surprise to see him come up with a better gameplan to beat the Serbian in the near future.

Nadal knows he needs to again step up his game to match Djokovic

It may seem strange to say this about a man with 10 major titles, but Nadal seems to have a mental block against Djokovic at the moment as he knows the Serbian has the perfect game to beat him. If Nadal is to get the top spot back, he will need to overcome this but it is hard to keep a great man down and this mental block should not last long.

Djokovic - Nadal is now certainly the biggest rivalry in men's tennis and there will be many more battles to come from these great players. The Serbian has the edge, just as Nadal did in the past, but the Spaniard will feel confident he can return to those levels when he is truly free of injuries.

One of the biggest strengths of Djokovic has always been his return of serve and that was at its best in the final.

Despite Nadal's great first serve percentage of 78%, Djokovic seemed to have the measure of his serve and he always seemed to have a chance of breaking him.

He has the best return in men's tennis and that is what has taken him to the top of the game.

Djokovic's return ensures opponents can't settle on their serve

Possibly the most important factor in Djokovic's win though was the way he seized every opportunity given to him.

He earned just six break points in the entire match yet took five of them, which was a stunning return.

He took his chances when they presented themselves and that is the key to beating somebody like Nadal.

If you let him back, he will punish you so the moment you get an opportunity you must take it.

Nadal took three of his six break point opportunities, which is more than decent, but he was not as clinical as Djokovic and that was surely the most key difference between the two in the match.

Djokovic has now won three Grand Slams but this is by far the best achievement in his career so far.

He has won the Australian Open twice and while winning there must have been a great feeling, Wimbledon is on another level in terms of importance and prestige.

Djokovic earned his second Australian Open title with victory over Andy Murray in January

Djokovic will always be remembered as a Wimbledon champion now and the grass court conditions are usually seen as a true marker of how good a tennis player is, so his quality can no longer be questioned and whatever happens, he will always be a champion there.

He has had an unbelievable year but perhaps his greatest tests are yet to come.

He now has the pressure of the number one ranking and will be the person to be shot at at the top of the game, so he will have to work even harder to stay there.

Djokovic is in the form of his life - as his one loss this year proves - but it won't last forever. The big question is how long can he sustain it for?

He is likely to retain the number one ranking for at least the rest of this year but next year it will be hard as he will have an awful lot of ranking points to defend as a result of his long unbeaten run.

His main target will be to win more majors though and it is extremely unlikely he will be satisfied with just the three.

He has watched Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer hoover up Grand Slams and will now feel that it is his turn to take a share of the limelight.

Federer and Nadal have denied the likes of Djokovic the chance to win majors in the past

Djokovic is the best player in the world but will only be satisfied when his majors collection is significantly added to.

As for Nadal, he wasn't at his best in the Wimbledon final but he still has a lot to be proud of.

For a so-called "clay-court specialist", he has done remarkably well to reach five finals at Wimbledon and has proved himself to be a great player on all surfaces.

He was undoubtedly hindered in the final by a hairline fracture in his left foot, although it is a measure of the man that he did not use that as an excuse.

Nadal will reportedly miss six weeks with a fracture of his left foot

Nadal is now likely to be out of action for six weeks so it is remarkable he managed to produce some of his best tennis against Andy Murray and still managed to take a set in the final.

Nadal would never blame injury for a defeat and Djokovic played sublimely, but you just never know what might have happened had the Spaniard been fully fit.

It is true that Djokovic beat Nadal four times this year when he was fully fit but this was a best of five sets match and it is always a monumental task to win three sets against the Spaniard.

Nadal missed out on the chance of lifting the Wimbledon trophy for a third time

If he is out for six weeks, that would mean he would go into the US Open in August without much practice on hard courts and that must be a concern for him.

He will be eager to set the record straight at Flushing Meadows by retaining his title but this injury is just an added complication.

Nadal was gracious as always after losing to Djokovic but inside he will be angry to have lost his Wimbledon title and will want to send out a clear message as soon as possible.

Nadal applauded Djokovic as he lifted the trophy

He will leave a great legacy whatever happens, with a record of 10 wins and three losses from Grand Slam finals, six titles at the French Open, five finals at Wimbledon, victories on the hard courts of New York and Melbourne and as one of only two players to win the Career Golden Slam (winning the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, the US Open and Olympics Gold), but he is still hungry for more successes and do not be surprised to see him firing at his best again soon.

Now the monopoly of Nadal and Federer has been broken, it should lead to majors being shared out more in future.

Djokovic, Nadal, Federer, Andy Murray, Juan Martin Del Potro and others are all realistic possibilities to win Grand Slams now, with men's tennis in possibly the strongest shape it has ever been in.

Britain's sole hope, Murray, will be desperately hoping for a dip in form from the likes of Djokovic and Nadal but Djokovic's emergence as the world's best player should give him a lot of hope.

Murray and Djokovic have always been thought to have similar ability

Murray was ahead of Djokovic not so long ago so he knows he can reach those levels providing he can overcome some of the mental issues he suffers from when pitted against the best players.

For now though, it is all about Djokovic who must be feeling pretty invincible now as the Wimbledon champion and world number one.

It is a great double for him and he will be enjoying this moment greatly, although he knows he has a lot of hard work to do to get where he wants to be and remembered as one of the greatest ever champions.

He has worked tirelessly to get himself where he is though and is not about to give this up.

Novak Djokovic is the new juggernaut in men's tennis and he is going to be extremely difficult to stop.