2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles 2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Novak Djokovic defeated the 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. It was his first Wimbledon and third Grand Slam title, having previously won the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open. In losing to Djokovic in the final, Nadal ended his 20-match Wimbledon winning streak dating back to 2008, having missed the 2009 championships due to injury. This was also the first time since 2002 that neither Roger Federer nor Nadal had won Wimbledon. Both Nadal and Djokovic were
2014 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final years prior when he had won Wimbledon in 2012. In 2013, Federer failed to reach any of the major finals for the first time since 2002, and some commentators doubted whether he would ever appear in a major final again. Federer was asked if he felt that he could still win a major, "I'm just really pleased that I'm back strong at Wimbledon. Last year I didn't even come close. I was very deflated leaving Wimbledon on that note. I'm happy I'm sort of physically back where I can put myself in contention." Upon reaching the final, Federer was bidding