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 1968 Summer Olympics – Exhibition Men's Singles of the tournament, no third place match was played, and both semifinal losers received bronze medals. Mexican Rafael Osuna won the tournament by defeating West German Ingo Buding 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 in the final. Both Soviet Vladimir Korotkov and Italian Nicola Pietrangeli won bronze medals. Both seeds received a bye into the second round. Tennis at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Exhibition Men's Singles Since the 1968 Summer Olympics did not feature tennis as an official sport, two unofficial tournaments were held during the Games: a Demonstration tournament and an Exhibition tournament. The Exhibition tournament was played from 24 to