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
Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles minutes and 66 total games with a third set ending at 25–23. This was the longest tennis match in Olympic history, in terms of games played, under the best of three sets system. In terms of time, it was, at that time, the longest best of three sets men's singles match in Olympic history. However, only three days later, this record was eclipsed by Roger Federer and Juan Martín del Potro on 3 August 2012 in a semi-final tie that lasted 4 hours 26 minutes, ending at 19–17. This was not only the longest singles tennis match in Olympic history