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Djokovic, competing in his first tournament since having knee surgery a month earlier, was vying for a record-extending 25th major singles title. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The tournament featured 37 five-set matches, the most at any edition of a major in the Open Era, breaking the previous record of 35 jointly held by the 1983 US Open and 2024 Australian Open .
The 2024 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament that took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England, comprising singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior, wheelchair and Invitational tournaments were also scheduled.
The unseeded Murray's first-round singles match against Tomas Machac of the Cze. Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray both were placed in the Wimbledon bracket during Friday's draw despite coming off ...
It was his first Wimbledon title and second major title overall. [1] Alcaraz, Djokovic, and Daniil Medvedev were in contention for the men's singles No. 1 ranking. Alcaraz retained the No. 1 ranking with his victory, [2] [3] and became the first player to qualify for the year-end championships. [4]
It was his seventh Wimbledon title and 21st major singles title overall. [1] Djokovic became the fifth man in the Open Era to record a streak of at least four consecutive titles at one major. [2] By reaching his 32nd men's singles major final, he surpassed Roger Federer's all-time record. [3]
Roger Federer is the only player in history, in both the Amateur and Open Eras, to reach the Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles Final twelve times. From 1993 to 2000, Pete Sampras reached the Wimbledon final 7 times out of 8 years, winning all 7 finals in which he competed.
This was the first edition of Wimbledon in which a final-set tiebreak rule was introduced. Upon reaching 12–12 in the fifth set, a classic tiebreak would be played. The men's singles final was the first singles match at Wimbledon in which the new rule came into effect, with Djokovic winning the tiebreak 7–3.
Two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Matteo Berrettini in the final, 6–7 (4–7), 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was his sixth Wimbledon title and 20th major title overall, tying Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's all-time record total of men's singles ...