LONDON — Dual British-Serbian national Vesna Collins and indie-rock band lead singer Dan Smith of Bastille had something in common at Wimbledon on Sunday -- both were in the distinct minority wanting Novak Djokovic to beat Roger Federer.
But they got their wish when Djokovic won the men's 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 defending champion Djokovic.
Collins, who left her native Belgrade 25 years ago and lives in London, knew she was a lonely voice in the crowd.