2008 US Open – Men's Singles win a Grand Slam title since Fred Perry in 1936, but lost to Federer in the final. Murray would eventually win the title at this event four years later. Rafael Nadal had a chance to win Grand Slams on clay, grass and hard courts in the same calendar year, after having won this year's French Open and Wimbledon, and could have become the first man to win the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open since Rod Laver did it in 1969, but he lost to Murray in the semifinals. This was Juan Martín del Potro's first appearance as a seeded
2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles In a repeat of the previous year's final, Roger Federer successfully defended his title for a fifth consecutive year by defeating Rafael Nadal in the final, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 2–6, 6–2 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships. With this win Federer equalled Björn Borg's record of five consecutive Wimbledon titles. Roger Federer (Champion) Mario Ančić was originally seeded #18 but withdrew due to illness before the tournament draw was made. All original seeds from 19-31 moved up one place, and a new #31 seed was added. Andy Murray