2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final of all time. Nadal would also beat Federer in five sets at the 2009 Australian Open, and Federer would beat Nadal in five sets in the final of the 2017 Australian Open. Due to construction of a new retractable roof, this was the only Wimbledon final played without the upper facade which had been removed. 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final The 2007 Wimbledon Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships. A part of the storied Federer–Nadal rivalry, it pitted the world No. 1 and defending champion Roger
2003 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles 2003 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Lleyton Hewitt was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round to Ivo Karlović. As a result of this loss, Hewitt became one of only two defending Wimbledon men's singles champions to lose in the first round of their defence, the other being Manuel Santana, the 1966 champion, who lost in the first round in 1967 to Charlie Pasarell. Roger Federer defeated Mark Philippoussis in the final, 7–6, 6–2, 7–6 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships. It was Federer's first Grand Slam tournament win, and the