2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles 2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but withdrew from the tournament due to knee tendinitis. In a repeat of the 2004 and 2005 finals, Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick in the final, 5–7, 7–6, 7–6, 3–6, 16–14 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships for the sixth time. It became the longest men's singles final (in terms of games played) in Grand Slam tournament history with 77 games, breaking the record of 71 games set at the 1927 Australian Open. The match also had the longest fifth set (16–14)
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