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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 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.
The final marked the third consecutive Wimbledon final between Nadal and Federer, with Federer winning the two prior encounters. It was the first time Federer lost a major final outside the French Open, and would be his only loss at Wimbledon between 2003 and 2009. Nadal's victory ended Federer's record 65-match winning streak on grass. It was ...
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 ...
Roger Federer is the only player in history, in both the Amateur and Open Eras, to reach the Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles Final twelve times. From 1993 to 2000, Pete Sampras reached the Wimbledon final 7 times out of 8 years, winning all 7 finals in which he competed.
#7. Rafael Nadal (2008) Winning streak length: 32 wins. Grand Slam championships won: French Open, Wimbledon Time duration: Two months. In seventh place is an active star who may not be active for ...
World No. 1 and defending champion Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Lleyton Hewitt, Feliciano López, Marcos Baghdatis, David Ferrer, Fernando Verdasco and Tomáš Berdych advanced to the next round of the men's top half of the draw, alongside twenty-ninth seed Andreas Seppi, who overcame Frenchman Florent Serra at the end of a close five-setter, on the final score of 6–3, 6–7(4), 6–2, 6 ...
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 did not lose a set during the tournament, the second time she did so at a major.