2012 US Open – Men's Singles 2012 US Open – Men's Singles Andy Murray defeated the defending champion from 2011, Novak Djokovic in the final. The final lasted 4 hours and 54 minutes, in a record-equaling US Open final in the Open Era. Murray defeated Djokovic 7–6, 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2 to win his first Grand Slam title, becoming the first British man since Fred Perry, winner of the US Open in 1936, to win a Grand Slam championship, after having been runner-up on four previous occasions. Murray also won the junior title in 2004. Andy Roddick, the 2003 champion and former World No. 1, played
2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final 2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final The 2012 Wimbledon Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. It pitted six-time champion Roger Federer and Andy Murray against each other in a Grand Slam final for the third time. After 3 hours and 24 minutes, Federer emerged victorious 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4. The match saw Federer win a record seventeenth major title and a record-tying seventh Wimbledon championship. The victory also caused Federer to dethrone Novak Djokovic as World No. 1 and break Sampras' record of 286 weeks at the