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Novak Djokovic defeated defending champion Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3, to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was his first Wimbledon title and third major title overall.
It was the 125th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 20 June to 3 July 2011. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year and was part of the ATP World Tour , the WTA Tour , the ITF Junior Tour , the NEC Tour and the London Prepares series of test events for the following year's London Olympics .
The match took place on the final day of the 2011 edition of the 13-day Wimbledon Championships, held every June and July. Rafael Nadal was the world no. 1 entering Wimbledon, and was the top-seed in Wimbledon for the first time in his career. Djokovic was the world no. 2 and was seeded second.
Wimbledon Lawn tennis final, 15 July 1879. The Gentlemen's Singles' rules have undergone several changes since the first edition. From 1878 until 1921 , the event started with a knockout phase, the All Comers' Singles, whose winner then faced the defending champion in a challenge round .
Federer has appeared in a record twelve finals overall, winning a record eight; he also reached a record seven consecutive finals from 2003 through 2009 . [2] Nadal has appeared in five finals from 2006 through 2011, failing to reach the 2009 final. Of the five finals, he won two. [2] Since 2011, Djokovic has made ten finals appearances ...
2011: Maikel Scheffers Ronald Vink 2012: Tom Egberink Michaël Jeremiasz Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot (x2) 2013: Stéphane Houdet Shingo Kunieda (x2) 2014: Yui Kamiji Jordanne Whiley (x4) 2015: Gustavo Fernández Nicolas Peifer: 2016: Gordon Reid: Jiske Griffioen: Alfie Hewett Gordon Reid (x3) 2017: Stefan Olsson (x2) Diede de Groot (x2) 2018 ...
The 2011 Wimbledon Championships are described below in detail, in the form of day-by-day summaries. Day 1 (20 June) Seeds out: ... Ladies' Singles Final:
Petra Kvitová defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles title at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was her first major title. . Kvitová became the first player (men's or women's) born in the 1990s to win a major, [2] the first Czech to win the title since Jana Novotná in 1998, and the first left-hander to win the title since Martina Navratilova i