2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles last time where an American male player reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam until Sam Querrey reached the semifinals of the 2017 Wimbledon Championships eight years later. Rafael Nadal "(Withdrew)" 2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but withdrew from the tournament due to knee tendinitis. In a repeat of the 2004 and 2005 finals, Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick in the final, 5–7, 7–6, 7–6, 3–6, 16–14 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships for the sixth time. It became the longest men's singles final (in terms of
2007 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles Andy Ram and Vera Zvonareva were the defending champions but Zvonareva did not compete. Ram partnered with Nathalie Dechy but lost in the third round to Marcin Matkowski and Cara Black. Jamie Murray and Jelena Janković defeated Jonas Björkman and Alicia Molik in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 to win the Mixed Doubles tennis title at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships. Murray became the first British champion of a senior Wimbledon title since Jeremy Bates and Jo Durie won the same title at the 1987 Championships. All seeds received a bye into the second round.