Bunny Austin final. At Wimbledon 1938 Austin beat Henkel but won just four games in the final against Don Budge, who was at the peak of his form and went on to win the Grand Slam. He would be the last British man to reach the final of a Grand Slam tournament until Andy Murray in 2012. At Wimbledon 1939 Austin was top seed, but lost early. It was his last appearance at Wimbledon. In the years 1933-6 he and Fred Perry helped to win the Davis Cup for Britain. Austin also pioneered the design of the modern tennis racquet by inventing
2013 US Open – Men's Singles 2013 US Open – Men's Singles Andy Murray was the defending champion, but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Stan Wawrinka. Rafael Nadal won the title, defeating Novak Djokovic in the final to claim a second US Open title and win his thirteenth grand slam. The win moved him to 13 grand slam titles, and moved to third place on the all time men's singles Grand Slam wins list, passing Roy Emerson. Both Djokovic and Nadal were in contention for the World No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament but Djokovic retained the top position by reaching the