2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final to avoid being the first male player since his coach Ivan Lendl to lose his first four finals. The 2012 Wimbledon Men's Singles final was the third Grand Slam final that Federer and Murray had contested. Federer had won both previous finals, at the 2008 US Open and the 2010 Australian Open. Since Federer's victory at the 2010 Australian Open, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic had combined to win nine consecutive major tournaments, and had competed head-to-head in the last four consecutive finals. Nadal, however, had suffered a second round defeat to world no. 100 Lukas Rosol. Federer, on the
1982 US Open (tennis) / Kevin Curren defeated Barbara Potter / Ferdi Taygan 6–7, 7–6 , 7–6 Pat Cash defeated Guy Forget 6–3, 6–3 Beth Herr defeated Gretchen Rush 6–3, 6–1 Jonathan Canter / Michael Kures defeated Pat Cash / John Frawley 7–6, 6–3 Penny Barg / Beth Herr defeated Ann Hulbert / Bernadette Randall 1–6, 7–5, 7–6 Total prize money for the event was $1,386,000, including Grand Prix contribution $1,516,000. 1982 US Open (tennis) The 1982 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United