Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer has had a stranglehold on the Wimbledon men's singles title in the 2004-2013 decade.
Federer had an uninterrupted four-year reign from 2004-07 and he regained the title in 2009 and 2012, Xinhua reports.
Spaniard Rafael Nadal won the title twice, in 2008 and 2010, and the other two top-four men in world tennis, Novak Djokovic from Serbia (2011) and Briton Andy Murray (2013) won it once each.
The list of winners since 2004:
2013: Andy Murray, Britain
2012: Roger Federer, Switzerland
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2011: Novak Djokovic, Serbia
2010: Rafael Nadal, Spain
2009: Roger Federer, Switzerland
2008: Rafael Nadal, Spain
2007: Roger Federer, Switzerland
2006: Roger Federer, Switzerland
2005: Roger Federer, Switzerland
2004: Roger Federer, Switzerland
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