2019 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in the final, 7–6(7–5), 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 13–12(7–3) to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships. At four hours and 57 minutes in length, it was the longest singles final in Wimbledon history.[1] It was Djokovic's fifth Wimbledon title and 16th major title overall. Djokovic became the first man since Bob Falkenburg in 1948 to win the title after being championship points down, having saved two when down 7–8 in the fifth set.[2] This was the first time since the 2004 French Open that a man saved championship points in order to win a major. Djokovic became the second man and third singles player overall to win multiple major titles after saving match point during the tournament, after Rod Laver and Serena Williams.[3] Conversely, this was the third time that an opponent of Federer saved match points and went on to win the major, following Marat Safin in the 2005 Australian Open and Djokovic in the 2011 US Open.

Men's singles
2019 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionSerbia Novak Djokovic
Runner-upSwitzerland Roger Federer
Score7–6(7–5), 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 13–12(7–3)
Details
Draw128 (16 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women seniors
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Rafael Nadal (right) and João Sousa (left) playing in the fourth round

At this event, Federer reached his 31st and last men's singles major final, an all-time record at the time. His semifinal meeting with Rafael Nadal also marked their 40th and final professional meeting; Federer won in four sets to end their head-to-head at 24–16 in Nadal's favor. Aged 37 years, 11 months and 6 days, Federer became the oldest man to reach a major final since Ken Rosewall in the 1974 US Open.[4]

This was the first Wimbledon where a final set tie break rule was introduced. Upon reaching 12–12 in the fifth set, a classic tie break 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 tie break 7–3. Additionally, it was the first men's singles final at any major to feature a final-set, championship-deciding tiebreak.

This tournament marked the final professional appearance for former Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis; he lost in the second round.[5] Stan Wawrinka was attempting to complete the career grand slam, but lost in five sets to Reilly Opelka in the second round.

Seeds edit

All seedings per modified ATP rankings.[6]

01.     Novak Djokovic (champion)
02.     Roger Federer (final)
03.     Rafael Nadal (semifinals)
04.     Kevin Anderson (third round)
05.     Dominic Thiem (first round)
06.     Alexander Zverev (first round)
07.     Stefanos Tsitsipas (first round)
08.     Kei Nishikori (quarterfinals)
09.     John Isner (second round)
10.     Karen Khachanov (third round)
11.     Daniil Medvedev (third round)
12.     Fabio Fognini (third round)
13.     Marin Čilić (second round)
14.     Borna Ćorić (withdrew)
15.     Milos Raonic (fourth round)
16.     Gaël Monfils (first round, retired)
17.     Matteo Berrettini (fourth round)
18.     Nikoloz Basilashvili (second round)
19.     Félix Auger-Aliassime (third round)
20.     Gilles Simon (second round)
21.     David Goffin (quarterfinals)
22.     Stan Wawrinka (second round)
23.     Roberto Bautista Agut (semifinals)
24.     Diego Schwartzman (third round)
25.     Alex de Minaur (second round)
26.     Guido Pella (quarterfinals)
27.     Lucas Pouille (third round)
28.     Benoît Paire (fourth round)
29.     Denis Shapovalov (first round)
30.     Kyle Edmund (second round)
31.     Laslo Đere (second round)
32.     Dušan Lajović (first round)
33.     Jan-Lennard Struff (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying edit

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Novak Djokovic 6 6 6
21   David Goffin 4 0 2
1   Novak Djokovic 6 4 6 6
23   Roberto Bautista Agut 2 6 3 2
26   Guido Pella 5 4 6 3
23   Roberto Bautista Agut 7 6 3 6
1   Novak Djokovic 77 1 77 4 137
2   Roger Federer 65 6 64 6 123
  Sam Querrey 5 2 2
3   Rafael Nadal 7 6 6
3   Rafael Nadal 63 6 3 4
2   Roger Federer 77 1 6 6
8   Kei Nishikori 6 1 4 4
2   Roger Federer 4 6 6 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   N Djokovic 6 7 6
  P Kohlschreiber 3 5 3 1   N Djokovic 6 6 6
  D Kudla 6 6 6   D Kudla 3 2 2
  M Jaziri 4 1 3 1   N Djokovic 7 65 6 6
  E Gulbis 1 612 2   H Hurkacz 5 77 1 4
  L Mayer 6 714 6   L Mayer 77 1 67 3
  H Hurkacz 6 4 6 6   H Hurkacz 64 6 79 6
32   D Lajović 3 6 4 4 1   N Djokovic 6 6 6
19   F Auger-Aliassime 5 6 6 6   U Humbert 3 2 3
PR   V Pospisil 7 2 4 3 19   F Auger-Aliassime 6 4 6 6
  G Dimitrov 6 6 64 3 1 Q   C Moutet 3 6 4 2
Q   C Moutet 2 3 77 6 6 19   F Auger-Aliassime 4 5 3
  L Sonego 64 4 4   U Humbert 6 7 6
Q   M Granollers 77 6 6 Q   M Granollers 4 63 5
  U Humbert 66 3 6 7 3   U Humbert 6 77 7
16   G Monfils 78 6 4 5 0r

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   D Medvedev 6 77 77
  P Lorenzi 3 62 62 11   D Medvedev 66 6 6 6
  P Carreño Busta 62 5 2 Q   A Popyrin 78 1 4 4
Q   A Popyrin 77 7 6 11   D Medvedev 6 2 6 3 5
  J Chardy 3 6 6 6 21   D Goffin 4 6 3 6 7
  M Kližan 6 0 3 4   J Chardy 2 4 3
  B Klahn 4 4 4 21   D Goffin 6 6 6
21   D Goffin 6 6 6 21   D Goffin 711 2 6 6
30   K Edmund 6 6 6   F Verdasco 69 6 3 4
  J Munar 4 4 4 30   K Edmund 6 6 63 3 4
Q   K Majchrzak 4 4 4   F Verdasco 4 4 77 6 6
  F Verdasco 6 6 6   F Verdasco 6 77 6
Q   A Arnaboldi 4 4 64   T Fabbiano 4 61 4
  I Karlović 6 6 77   I Karlović 3 78 3 77 4
  T Fabbiano 6 3 6 68 6   T Fabbiano 6 66 6 64 6
7   S Tsitsipas 4 6 4 710 3

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   K Anderson 6 6 6
  P-H Herbert 3 4 2 4   K Anderson 6 65 6 6
PR   J Tipsarević 6 62 6 5 6 PR   J Tipsarević 4 77 1 4
  Y Nishioka 4 77 2 7 2 4   K Anderson 4 3 64
  A Seppi 6 68 6 6 26   G Pella 6 6 77
  N Jarry 3 710 1 2   A Seppi 4 6 6 5 1
  M Copil 611 7 3 4 26   G Pella 6 4 4 7 6
26   G Pella 713 5 6 6 26   G Pella 3 4 6 77 8
22   S Wawrinka 6 6 6 15   M Raonic 6 6 3 63 6
Q   R Bemelmans 3 2 2 22   S Wawrinka 5 6 6 4 6
PR   C-M Stebe 3 64 1   R Opelka 7 3 4 6 8
  R Opelka 6 77 6   R Opelka 61 2 1
PR   J Kovalík 1 3 1 15   M Raonic 77 6 6
  R Haase 6 6 6   R Haase 61 5 64
  P Gunneswaran 61 4 2 15   M Raonic 77 7 77
15   M Raonic 77 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   K Khachanov 78 6 4 7
Q   S-w Kwon 66 4 6 5 10   K Khachanov 4 6 7 6
Q   M Giron 4 2 4 WC   F López 6 4 5 4
WC   F López 6 6 6 10   K Khachanov 3 63 1
PR   S Darcis 6 6 6 23   R Bautista Agut 6 77 6
  M Zverev 2 4 4 PR   S Darcis 3 2 2r
  P Gojowczyk 3 2 3 23   R Bautista Agut 6 6 4
23   R Bautista Agut 6 6 6 23   R Bautista Agut 6 7 6
28   B Paire 4 6 6 77 28   B Paire 3 5 2
  JI Londero 6 4 4 64 28   B Paire 77 6 0
  R Carballés Baena 6 3 3 1   M Kecmanović 65 4 0r
  M Kecmanović 2 6 6 6 28   B Paire 5 77 6 77
  P Cuevas 4 710 2 6 6 Q   J Veselý 7 65 3 62
  D Džumhur 6 68 6 4 2   P Cuevas 6 65 4 4
Q   J Veselý 4 6 6 7 Q   J Veselý 4 77 6 6
6   A Zverev 6 3 2 5

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   D Thiem 77 61 3 0
  S Querrey 64 77 6 6   S Querrey 6 6 6
  C Garín 6 4 5 4   A Rublev 3 2 3
  A Rublev 4 6 7 6   S Querrey 77 710 6
  H Dellien 2 3 4   J Millman 63 68 3
  J Millman 6 6 6   J Millman 6 6 6
  G Andreozzi 6 63 63 3 31   L Đere 3 2 1
31   L Đere 3 77 77 6   S Querrey 6 67 77 77
20   G Simon 79 6 6   T Sandgren 4 79 63 65
Q   S Caruso 67 3 2 20   G Simon 2 3 6 6 6
Q   Y Uchiyama 6 2 4 3   T Sandgren 6 6 4 3 8
  T Sandgren 3 6 6 6   T Sandgren 6 714 6
  M Fucsovics 3 6 77 6 12   F Fognini 3 612 3
Q   D Novak 6 4 62 2   M Fucsovics 78 4 63 6 3
  F Tiafoe 7 4 3 6 4 12   F Fognini 66 6 77 2 6
12   F Fognini 5 6 6 4 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   M Čilić 78 77 6
  A Mannarino 66 64 3 13   M Čilić 4 4 4
  J Sousa 6 6 68 6   J Sousa 6 6 6
WC   P Jubb 0 3 710 1   J Sousa 4 6 7 4 6
  F Delbonis 3 65 3   D Evans 6 4 5 6 4
  D Evans 6 77 6   D Evans 6 6 77
WC   J Ward 6 6 4 4 6 18   N Basilashvili 3 2 62
18   N Basilashvili 2 4 6 6 8   J Sousa 2 2 2
29   D Shapovalov 60 4 3 3   R Nadal 6 6 6
  R Berankis 77 6 6   R Berankis 64 3 3
  B Tomic 2 1 4   J-W Tsonga 77 6 6
  J-W Tsonga 6 6 6   J-W Tsonga 2 3 2
  N Kyrgios 77 3 712 0 6 3   R Nadal 6 6 6
  J Thompson 64 6 610 6 1   N Kyrgios 3 6 65 63
Q   Y Sugita 3 1 3 3   R Nadal 6 3 77 77
3   R Nadal 6 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   K Nishikori 6 77 6
Q   T Monteiro 4 63 4 8   K Nishikori 6 6 6
  D Istomin 2 4 4   C Norrie 4 4 0
  C Norrie 6 6 6 8   K Nishikori 6 6 6
  S Johnson 6 6 6   S Johnson 4 3 2
  A Ramos Viñolas 4 2 3   S Johnson 3 77 6 3 6
  M Cecchinato 0 4 65 25   A de Minaur 6 64 3 6 3
25   A de Minaur 6 6 77 8   K Nishikori 6 3 6 6
33   J-L Struff 6 6 6   M Kukushkin 3 6 3 4
  R Albot 4 3 2 33   J-L Struff 6 6 5 77
  T Fritz 6 6 6   T Fritz 4 3 7 62
PR   T Berdych 4 4 3 33   J-L Struff 3 65 6 5
  P Andújar 3 2 4   M Kukushkin 6 77 4 7
  M Kukushkin 6 6 6   M Kukushkin 6 63 4 6 6
  C Ruud 3 4 69 9   J Isner 4 77 6 1 4
9   J Isner 6 6 711

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
17   M Berrettini 3 6 6 77
  A Bedene 6 3 2 63 17   M Berrettini 6 77 6
LL   B Schnur 2 4 4 WC   M Baghdatis 1 64 3
WC   M Baghdatis 6 6 6 17   M Berrettini 65 77 4 77 6
WC   D Koepfer 6 4 711 6 24   D Schwartzman 77 62 6 65 3
  F Krajinović 3 6 69 1 WC   D Koepfer 0 3 5
  M Ebden 4 6 3 2 24   D Schwartzman 6 6 7
24   D Schwartzman 6 3 6 6 17   M Berrettini 1 2 2
27   L Pouille 6 6 77 2   R Federer 6 6 6
  R Gasquet 1 4 64 27   L Pouille 6 77 6
  A Bublik 6 4 3 3 Q   G Barrère 1 60 4
Q   G Barrère 3 6 6 6 27   L Pouille 5 2 64
WC   J Clarke 4 7 6 6 2   R Federer 7 6 77
Q   N Rubin 6 5 4 4 WC   J Clarke 1 63 2
  L Harris 6 1 2 2 2   R Federer 6 77 6
2   R Federer 3 6 6 6

Championship match ratings edit

3.329 million on ESPN, in the USA[7]

References edit

  1. ^ Steinberg, Jacob (14 July 2019). "Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer in five sets to win Wimbledon – as it happened". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "Djokovic Beats Federer: How The Wimbledon 2019 Final Was Won". ATP Tour. 14 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Slam Winners Saving Match Point". tennis28.com.
  4. ^ 73 Questions With Roger Federer | Vogue, retrieved 22 September 2022, 10:36.
  5. ^ "Federer Praises Baghdatis Upon Retirement: 'He Was Always A Lovely Guy'". ATP Tour.
  6. ^ "Wimbledon ranking formula". 27 June 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

External links edit

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