The world No 1 overcame losing a stomach-churning second set tiebreak in which he squandered six points for a two-set lead, rebounding to overwhelm the Centre Court favourite who had reached dizzy heights in beating home favourite Andy Murray in Friday's spellbinding semifinal.
Djokovic now joins his coach Boris Becker on three Wimbledon titles, taking his grand slam haul to nine ahead of the likes of Andre Agassi, Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl.
After swiping away a forehand winner to end a two hour 56 minute contest that never quite reached the heights of last year's five-set epic, when Djokovic also ended Federer's bid for an 18th grand slam title, he roared to the skies.
The 28-year-old Serb then knelt down and plucked up some of the cherished grass and put it in his mouth.
