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The Latest: Ali Nili to be chair umpire for Wimbledon final between Federer and Djokovic

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia gestures during the men's singles semifinal match against Richard Gasquet of France at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Friday July 10, 2015. (Adrian Dennis, Pool Photo via AP) (The Associated Press)

Horia Tecau of Romania, centre left, and Jean-Julien Rojer of the Netherlands are presented with the trophies after winning the men's doubles final against Jamie Murray of Britain and John Peers of Australia at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Saturday July 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (The Associated Press)

The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local):

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12:15 p.m.

Ali Nili, a 37-year-old Iranian-born American, will be the chair umpire for Sunday's men's final at Wimbledon.

Nili has worked at all four major tournaments, but the match between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic on Centre Court will be his first Grand Slam final.

Ali works in the IT department for the ATP.

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11:55 a.m.

It's the final day at Wimbledon, the day of the men's championship match.

Seven-time champion Roger Federer will take on defending champion Novak Djokovic in a rematch of last year's final, which the top-seeded Serb won in five sets.

Play is due to start at 2 p.m. on Centre Court.