1973 Wimbledon Championships 1973 Wimbledon Championships The 1973 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was scheduled to be held from Monday 25 June until Saturday 7 July 1973 but rain on the final Friday meant that the women's singles final was postponed until Saturday and the mixed doubles final was rescheduled to Sunday 8 July. It was the 87th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1973. Jan Kodeš and Billie Jean King
Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles played with the best of three format but also the longest such match in the Open era, surpassing the 4 hours 3 minutes in Nadal's victory over Novak Djokovic in the 2009 Madrid Masters. Great Britain's Andy Murray defeated Federer in the final, 6–2, 6–1, 6–4, to win the gold medal. Del Potro, representing Argentina, took bronze courtesy of a 7–5, 6–4, victory over 2008 bronze medalist Djokovic. The tournament ran from 28 July and 5 August. Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles The men's singles tennis tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held