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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 men's quarterfinals could be No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner vs. No. 5 Daniil Medvedev, and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz vs. No. 8 Casper Ruud on the top half of the bracket, with No. 2 Djokovic ...
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.
In the Amateur Era, William Renshaw (1881–1886, 1889) holds the record for the most titles in the Gentlemen's Singles, winning Wimbledon seven times. Renshaw's wins, however, came within the challenge round format, and he won the event only twice after going through a complete draw.
Stefan Edberg defeated Boris Becker in the final, 4–6, 7–6 (7–2), 6–4, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1988 Wimbledon Championships. It was his first Wimbledon singles title and third major singles title overall. Most of the final was played on the third Monday.
It was the longest men's singles major final (in terms of games played) in history with 77 games, breaking the record of 71 games set at the 1927 Australian Championships. The match also had the longest fifth set (16–14) in a major men's singles final, surpassing the 11–9 fifth set in the 1927 French Championships final. [2]
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