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
1999 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles day later to Agassi, who in addition to his run to the Wimbledon Final, had recently won the 1999 French Open. This tournament is also notable as being the last Grand Slam in which former World No. 1 Boris Becker would compete and the first Wimbledon appearances for future champions Lleyton Hewitt and Roger Federer. Pete Sampras (Champion) 1999 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Pete Sampras successfully defended his title, defeating Andre Agassi in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships. With this win, his sixth at Wimbledon, Sampras broke