2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final Wimbledon in terms of time played, and was the longest in any Grand Slam Final until the 2012 Australian Open final. By winning the match, Nadal achieved the rare French Open–Wimbledon double, joining Rod Laver and Björn Borg as the only men to do so in the Open Era. Federer achieved the same feat the following year. Nadal won the double again in 2010. Two months later, in August, Nadal finally overtook Federer in the ATP Rankings, on which Federer had reigned as world no. 1 for a record 237 consecutive weeks. Many tennis analysts wondered whether this was the
2015 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final looking to defend his win of the previous year. This was a re-match of the previous year's final where Djokovic had won in 5 sets. Federer had shown strong form in the tournament. He had reached the semi-final against Andy Murray losing just one set, and completed all his previous rounds with less than 10 hours spent on the court. In the semi-final he beat Murray in straight sets to set up his opportunity for a record 8th Wimbledon and 18th Major win. On the other half of the draw, Djokovic had barely survived after a scare of a 4th