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)
1939 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Singles Germany flag. + withdrew List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists 1939 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Singles The 1939 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Singles was the 13th edition of the women's singles championship. Vlasta Depetrisová defeated Gertrude Pritzi in the final by three sets to two, to win the title. The tournament suffered from lack of entries due to the troubles in Europe and the forthcoming World War I. Only 11 men's teams and 5 women's teams entered the Championships. Hungary, the United States and Austria were the major nations missing. After the annexation of Austria