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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 .
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]
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.
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 20 June 2022. Rankings and points are as before 27 June 2022. As a result of special ranking adjustment rules due to the COVID-19 pandemic, players are defending the higher of (i) their points from the 2021 tournament or (ii) the remaining 50% of their points from the 2019 tournament.
Defending champion John McEnroe defeated Jimmy Connors in the final, 6–1, 6–1, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1984 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was his third Wimbledon singles title and sixth major singles title overall.
Defending champion Pete Sampras defeated Goran Ivanišević in the final, 7–6 (7–2), 7–6 (7–5), 6–0 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1994 Wimbledon Championships. [1] It was his second Wimbledon title and fifth major title overall.
Rafael Nadal defeated Tomáš Berdych in the final, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. It was his second Wimbledon title and his eighth major title overall. [1] [2] It was also Nadal's fourth non-consecutive Wimbledon final (he skipped the 2009 tournament because of injuries).