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)
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