Wimbledon 2019: William and Kate are all smiles watching Federer's clash with Djokovic in men's final

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge led tennis fans in applause for the men's singles final at Wimbledon.

William and Kate were joined by a host of famous faces in the royal box as they watched Roger Federer make his bid for a ninth Wimbledon title against Novak Djokovic on Centre Court.

The duchess is due to join the Duke of Kent in presenting the trophies at the end of the match.

Kate, who watched the women's final with sister-in-law Meghan on Saturday, looked chic in a powder blue 50s-style dress from a collection by designer Emilia Wickstead.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrive the Men's Singles Final on day thirteen of the Wimbledon Championships.
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She was joined by William, who donned a casual in a grey suit jacket and navy trousers for their first joint outing of this year's tournament.

Ahead of Federer's showdown with Djokovic, the royal couple met with four of the club's rigorously drilled ball boys and girls.

The royal pair also spoke with senior figures from the All England Lawn Tennis Club, including head referee and former player Andrew Jarrett.

The Duchess of Cambridge donned a blue Emma Wickstead dress.
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Their pre-match meet and greet was momentarily interrupted when Federer crossed the bridge between the Millennium building and Centre Court.

Federer was greeted by loud cheers from fans waiting on the path below.

Despite being friends with Federer, the duke and duchess were tight lipped about who they were hoping to see lift the trophy as they made their way to Centre Court.

Dave Knights, head of the service stewards at the championships, said: "They gave no indication at all about who they wanted to win."

The Duchess of Cambridge at Wimbledon 2019 - In pictures

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Mr Knights, whose team is in charge of keeping order among the crowds in the packed courts, added: "They were very supportive of what we do here at Wimbledon."

"Super Sunday" is the duchess's third trip to Wimbledon this year.

She attended in the first week to watch Federer on Centre Court, after taking the unusual step of going to the outer courts to watch British hopeful Harriet Dart play.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge meet ballboys and ballgirls Tom Hubner, 15, Rhianne Black, 14, Kayleigh Man, 13 and Cassius Hayman, 15.
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Kate, who is a patron of the AELTC, also attended the ladies final between Serena Williams and Romanian Simona Halep on Saturday.

She was joined in the Royal Box by sister-in-law the Duchess of Sussex and her sister Pippa Middleton.

Following her straight sets victory Halep said it was an "honour" and "an extra boost" to play in front of the duchesses.

Kate and Meghan at Wimbledon women's singles final - in pictures

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Earlier in the tournament, Federer revealed he had recently played tennis with Kate's son Prince George, with the 20-time grand slam winner describing the young royal as a "cute boy" who had "good" technique."

Today's clash will be Federer's 12th Wimbledon final and, at 37 years and 340 days old, he is the oldest men's singles finalist since Ken Rosewall in 1974.

He has 20 grand slam titles under his belt to Djokovic's 15 and between them the pair have won 256.5 million US dollars (£201.5 million) in prize money over their careers.

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Among the famous names to receive an invite to the Royal Box are Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch, The Avengers' Tom Hiddleston and Fight Club star Edward Norton.

Multi-billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos also received a coveted invite.

He is due to be accompanied by his new girlfriend Lauren Sanchez following his split from his wife of 26 years MacKenzie Bezos.

Opera singer Katherine Jenkins and her husband Andrew Levitas also arrived at Wimbledon ahead of play on Saturday morning.

"This is our favourite day out in probably all the London summer events," Ms Jenkins said.

The Welsh singer sang at the opening of Centre Court's retractable roof in 2009 and said it had "a great acoustic".

"Always my family has been into tennis and I think my mum was very proud when I got to sing here," she said.

A host of former tennis greats are also due be in prime seats in the royal box, including former world number one Rod Laver and 18-time grand slam winner Chrissie Evert.

The match is due to get under way on Centre Court at 2pm.

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