2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final The 2008 Wimbledon Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships. A part of the storied Federer–Nadal rivalry, it pitted then-top ranked Roger Federer against then second ranked Rafael Nadal. After 4 hours and 48 minutes of play, Nadal defeated Federer 6–4, 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 9–7. It is widely regarded as the greatest match in the history of tennis. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have a storied rivalry that many consider to be the greatest in tennis history. As they entered the 2008
2005 DFS Classic – Singles received a bye to the second round. 2005 DFS Classic – Singles Following are the results for the 2005 DFS Classic - Singles tennis competition. The tournament was played on grass courts at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham in the United Kingdom that was part of Tier III of the 2005 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from June 6 through June 12, 2005. Maria Sharapova was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 against Jelena Janković. A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that