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The 2008 Wimbledon Championships Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the men's singles tournament at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships. A part of the storied Federer–Nadal rivalry, it pitted then-top ranked Roger Federer against then second-ranked Rafael Nadal.
The final marked the third of three consecutive Wimbledon finals contested by Federer and Nadal, with Federer emerging victorious in the two prior encounters. It was the second-longest championship match in Wimbledon history with play lasting 4 hours and 48 minutes, and with two rain delays.
The 2008 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was the 122nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 2008.
Five-time Wimbledon winner, defending champion and World No. 1 Roger Federer advanced to the tournament's quarterfinals for the seventh time in ten participations past former World No. 1 and 2002 Wimbledon titlist Lleyton Hewitt after less than two hours of play, on the score of 7–6(7), 6–2, 6–4, while second seed, 2006 and 2007 finalist ...
The 2008 Rafael Nadal tennis season officially began on January 1 with the start of the 2008 ATP Tour. This season is considered to be one of Nadal's best: he won eight titles in 2008, including two majors and the Olympic gold medal. In addition, Nadal also won three Masters titles — Monte-Carlo, Hamburg, and Toronto. Nadal's 32-match winning ...
Novak Djokovic smashed his racket on the Wimbledon net post after losing serve in the fifth set of the men's singles final against Carlos Alcaraz. The Serbian's actions led to a warning from ...
2008: Rafael Nadal: Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić (x2) Serena Williams Venus Williams (x2) Samantha Stosur Bob Bryan: 2009: Roger Federer Serena Williams (x2) Anna-Lena Grönefeld Mark Knowles: 2010: Rafael Nadal Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner: Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova: Cara Black Leander Paes: 2011: Novak Djokovic: Petra Kvitová: Bob ...
Defending champion Venus Williams defeated her sister Serena Williams in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was her fifth Wimbledon title and seventh major singles title overall. [2] She won the title without losing a set, the second time she did so at a major.