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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 draw for the Wimbledon men’s and women’s singles tournaments will take place on Friday 30 June at 10am BST. The draw will be conducted at the All England Club. Wimbledon to tighten ...
Successive operations allowed him, against the odds, to return to elite tennis and he reached the third round of Wimbledon in 2021. A third round match at the Australian Open in 2023 lasted 5 ...
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. Additionally, it was the first men's singles final at any major to feature a final-set, championship-deciding tiebreak.
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]
Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com "Wimbledon 1979 – Singles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP World Tour; 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation
The semifinal match between Anderson and John Isner, lasting 6 hours 36 minutes, was the second longest men's singles match at Wimbledon and the third longest men's singles match in tennis history. Isner has thus played in the two longest matches in Wimbledon history (the other one being the record-holding 2010 match against Nicolas Mahut). [8]
Andy Murray defeated Milos Raonic in the final, 6–4, 7–6 (7–3), 7–6 (7–2) to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships. [1] [2] It was his second Wimbledon title and his third and final major title overall. Raonic became the first Canadian man to reach a major singles final.