2018 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Novak Djokovic defeated Kevin Anderson in the final, 6–2, 6–2, 7–6^(7–3) to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships. It was his fourth Wimbledon title and 13th major title overall, passing Roy Emerson to outright fourth place on the all time men's singles major wins list.^[1] The win was Djokovic's first title in over 12 months (his previous win having been at Eastbourne on July 1, 2017), and returned him to the top 10 in the ATP rankings.^[2][3] Entering the tournament ranked world No. 21, Djokovic was the lowest-ranked player to win Wimbledon since Goran Ivanišević in 2001.^[4]

Men's singles
2018 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Novak Djokovic
Runner-up	Kevin Anderson
Score	6–2, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Draw	128 (16 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	32

Main article: 2018 Wimbledon Championships

Roger Federer was the defending champion and top seed, but lost in the quarterfinals to Anderson despite leading by two sets and having a match point in the third set. Rafael Nadal and Federer were in contention for the world No. 1 singles ranking; Nadal retained the top ranking by reaching the fourth round.

Feliciano López made his 66th consecutive major main draw appearance, surpassing Federer's all-time record.

Progress of the competition

Roger Federer was the defending champion and top seed. Federer and Rafael Nadal were in contention for the ATP No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament. Former champion and local favourite Andy Murray announced on the day before the tournament began that he was pulling out because he was not fully recovered from hip surgery. His place was taken by "lucky loser" Jason Jung.^[5]

2017 finalist and no. 3 seed Marin Čilić went out in the second round of the tournament, defeated by Guido Pella of Argentina. Čilić had been two sets up when rain stopped play, but had difficulty coping with the conditions after play was resumed, and complained to the umpire about the state of the grass. The following morning, when they returned to continue the match, Pella won in five sets.^[6]

Feliciano López made his 66th consecutive Grand Slam main draw appearance, surpassing the previous record of 65 consecutive appearances he jointly held with Federer. López was defeated in the second round by no 5 seed Juan Martín del Potro.^[7]

Nadal retained his top ranking by reaching the semifinal. Federer lost in the quarterfinals to Kevin Anderson despite leading by two sets to love and having a match point in the third set. The semifinal match between Anderson and John Isner, lasting 6 hours 36 minutes, was the second longest men's singles match at Wimbledon and the third longest men's singles match in tennis history. Isner has thus played in the two longest matches in Wimbledon history (the other one being the record-holding 2010 match against Nicolas Mahut).^[8] The 2018 semifinals were the longest two semifinals in Wimbledon history.^[9]

Anderson became the first man representing South Africa to reach the Wimbledon men's singles final since Brian Norton in 1921 (South African-born Kevin Curren represented the United States when he was a finalist in 1985).^[10] Anderson held a total of five set points in the third set of the championship match, but was unable to force a fourth set.^[11]

Seeds

All seedings per modified ATP rankings.^[12]

01.   Roger Federer (quarterfinals)

02.   Rafael Nadal (semifinals)

03.   Marin Čilić (second round)

04.   Alexander Zverev (third round)

05.   Juan Martín del Potro (quarterfinals)

06.   Grigor Dimitrov (first round)

07.   Dominic Thiem (first round, retired)

08.   Kevin Anderson (final)

09.   John Isner (semifinals)

10.   David Goffin (first round)

11.   Sam Querrey (third round)

12.   Novak Djokovic (champion)

13.   Milos Raonic (quarterfinals)

14.   Diego Schwartzman (second round)

15.   Nick Kyrgios (third round)

16.   Borna Ćorić (first round)

17.   Lucas Pouille (second round)

18.   Jack Sock (first round)

19.   Fabio Fognini (third round)

20.   Pablo Carreño Busta (first round)

21.   Kyle Edmund (third round)

22.   Adrian Mannarino (fourth round)

23.   Richard Gasquet (first round)

24.   Kei Nishikori (quarterfinals)

25.   Philipp Kohlschreiber (third round)

26.   Denis Shapovalov (second round)

27.   Damir Džumhur (second round)

28.   Filip Krajinović (first round)

29.   Marco Cecchinato (first round)

30.   Fernando Verdasco (first round)

31.   Stefanos Tsitsipas (fourth round)

32.   Leonardo Mayer (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Main article: 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Roger Federer	6	77	5	4	11
	8	Kevin Anderson	2	65	7	6	13
										8	Kevin Anderson	78	65	69	6	26
										9	John Isner	66	77	711	4	24
	13	Milos Raonic	77	67	4	3
	9	John Isner	62	79	6	6
																			8	Kevin Anderson	2	2	63
																			12	Novak Djokovic	6	6	77
	12	Novak Djokovic	6	3	6	6
	24	Kei Nishikori	3	6	2	2
										12	Novak Djokovic	6	3	711	3	10
										2	Rafael Nadal	4	6	69	6	8
	5	Juan Martín del Potro	5	79	6	4	4
	2	Rafael Nadal	7	67	4	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	1	R Federer	6	6	6
		D Lajović	1	3	4					1	R Federer	6	6	6
		L Lacko	4	6	77	6					L Lacko	4	4	1
	Q	B Bonzi	6	3	65	4													1	R Federer	6	7	6
		I Karlović	4	7	79	6														J-L Struff	3	5	2
		M Youzhny	6	5	67	3					I Karlović	77	6	64	64	11
		J-L Struff	3	65	77	77	6				J-L Struff	65	3	77	77	13
	32	L Mayer	6	77	65	65	1																					1	R Federer	6	7	6
	22	A Mannarino	6	1	77	6																						22	A Mannarino	0	5	4
	Q	C Garín	3	6	64	2				22	A Mannarino	7	7	77
		R Harrison	6	6	6						R Harrison	5	5	64
		R Carballés Baena	1	4	2														22	A Mannarino	6	6	4	5	6
		G Garcia López	6	6	6															D Medvedev	4	3	6	7	3
		G Elias	2	4	2						G García López	3	4	2
		D Medvedev	78	6	6						D Medvedev	6	6	6
	16	B Ćorić	66	2	2

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	11	S Querrey	6	6	6
		J Thompson	2	4	3					11	S Querrey	77	6	6
	WC	S Stakhovsky	6	6	5	1	6			WC	S Stakhovsky	64	3	3
		J Sousa	3	3	7	6	4												11	S Querrey	7	4	4	2
		L Đere	61	77	2	4														G Monfils	5	6	6	6
		P Lorenzi	77	63	6	6					P Lorenzi	6	3	65	63
		G Monfils	78	7	6						G Monfils	3	6	77	77
	23	R Gasquet	66	5	4																								G Monfils	64	62	7	64
	25	P Kohlschreiber	6	6	7																							8	K Anderson	77	77	5	77
		E Donskoy	2	4	5					25	P Kohlschreiber	78	77	77
		G Müller	7	4	79	3	6				G Müller	66	64	63
	LL	M Mmoh	5	6	67	6	1												25	P Kohlschreiber	3	5	5
	Q	J-P Smith	2	4	1														8	K Anderson	6	7	7
		A Seppi	6	6	6						A Seppi	3	77	3	4
	Q	N Gombos	3	4	4					8	K Anderson	6	65	6	6
	8	K Anderson	6	6	6

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	3	M Čilić	6	6	6
	PR	Y Nishioka	1	4	4					3	M Čilić	6	6	4	63	5
	Q	J Kubler	4	5	6	63					G Pella	3	1	6	77	7
		G Pella	6	7	4	77														G Pella	4	4	66
		R Berankis	6	66	3	66														M McDonald	6	6	78
		M McDonald	4	78	6	78					M McDonald	77	5	3	6	11
		N Jarry	6	3	77	6					N Jarry	65	7	6	2	9
	28	F Krajinović	3	6	65	4																							M McDonald	3	4	77	2
	17	L Pouille	6	6	2	6																						13	M Raonic	6	6	65	6
	WC	D Kudla	3	3	6	3				17	L Pouille	4	2	710	6	2
	LL	P Polansky	2	3	67					Q	D Novak	6	6	68	3	6
	Q	D Novak	6	6	79														Q	D Novak	65	6	5	2
		J Millman	66	6	7	6													13	M Raonic	77	4	7	6
	Q	S Travaglia	78	3	5	2					J Millman	64	64	64
	WC	L Broady	5	0	1					13	M Raonic	77	77	77
	13	M Raonic	7	6	6

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	9	J Isner	6	77	7
	Q	Y Maden	2	64	5					9	J Isner	6	6	66	63	7
		S Johnson	5	3	6	77	6			Q	R Bemelmans	1	4	78	77	5
	Q	R Bemelmans	7	6	4	60	8												9	J Isner	6	6	6
		A Bedene	4	77	77	6														R Albot	3	3	4
		C Norrie	6	64	64	4					A Bedene	2	6	63	7	3
		R Albot	3	6	65	6	6				R Albot	6	4	77	5	6
	20	P Carreño Busta	6	0	77	2	1																					9	J Isner	6	710	77
	31	S Tsitsipas	6	6	63	7																						31	S Tsitsipas	4	68	64
	Q	G Barrère	3	4	77	5				31	S Tsitsipas	6	6	3	4	6
		M Jaziri	65	3	1						J Donaldson	3	2	6	6	3
		J Donaldson	77	6	6														31	S Tsitsipas	6	6	6
		Y Bhambri	6	3	3	2													Q	T Fabbiano	2	1	4
	Q	T Fabbiano	2	6	6	6				Q	T Fabbiano	79	6	78
		S Wawrinka	1	77	77	6					S Wawrinka	67	3	66
	6	G Dimitrov	6	63	65	4

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	7	D Thiem	4	5	0r
		M Baghdatis	6	7	2						M Baghdatis	3	4	6	77	5
		D Ferrer	1	63	6	5					K Khachanov	6	6	3	64	7
		K Khachanov	6	77	3	7														K Khachanov	4	4	77	6	6
		J Benneteau	7	7	6															F Tiafoe	6	6	63	2	1
		M Fucsovics	5	5	3						J Benneteau	6	3	4	2
		F Tiafoe	78	77	3	6					F Tiafoe	4	6	6	6
	30	F Verdasco	66	65	6	3																							K Khachanov	4	2	2
	21	K Edmund	6	6	7																							12	N Djokovic	6	6	6
	Q	A Bolt	2	3	5					21	K Edmund	6	77	6
		Y Sugita	6	66	2	2				Q	B Klahn	4	60	2
	Q	B Klahn	2	78	6	6													21	K Edmund	6	3	2	4
		G Andreozzi	6	61	4	4													12	N Djokovic	4	6	6	6
		H Zeballos	4	77	6	6					H Zeballos	1	2	3
		T Sandgren	3	1	2					12	N Djokovic	6	6	6
	12	N Djokovic	6	6	6

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	15	N Kyrgios	77	77	65	6
		D Istomin	63	64	77	3				15	N Kyrgios	6	6	7
		M Copil	60	5	6	64					R Haase	3	4	5
		R Haase	77	7	4	77													15	N Kyrgios	1	63	4
	LL	B Tomic	6	6	77														24	K Nishikori	6	77	6
	LL	H Hurkacz	4	2	62					LL	B Tomic	6	3	67	5
	Q	C Harrison	2	6	63	2				24	K Nishikori	2	6	79	7
	24	K Nishikori	6	4	77	6																						24	K Nishikori	4	77	712	6
	27	D Džumhur	6	6	6																							Q	E Gulbis	6	65	610	1
		M Marterer	3	2	4					27	D Džumhur	6	4	3	6	3
	Q	E Gulbis	4	6	77	3	6			Q	E Gulbis	2	6	6	1	6
	WC	J Clarke	6	3	63	6	4												Q	E Gulbis	77	4	5	6	6
	LL	L Sonego	6	3	2	2													4	A Zverev	62	6	7	3	0
		T Fritz	3	6	6	6					T Fritz	4	7	77	1	2
	PR	J Duckworth	5	2	0					4	A Zverev	6	5	60	6	6
	4	A Zverev	7	6	6

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	5	JM del Potro	6	6	6
		P Gojowczyk	3	4	3					5	JM del Potro	6	6	6
		F López	6	6	6						F López	4	1	2
		F Delbonis	3	4	2														5	JM del Potro	6	77	6
		B Paire	7	77	6															B Paire	4	64	3
	LL	J Jung	5	61	4						B Paire	0	6	6	77
		J Chardy	3	6	5	4				26	D Shapovalov	6	2	4	63
	26	D Shapovalov	6	3	7	6																						5	JM del Potro	77	77	5	77
	18	J Sock	77	77	4	5	2																						G Simon	61	65	7	65
		M Berrettini	65	63	6	7	6				M Berrettini	3	64	2
		G Simon	6	77	6						G Simon	6	77	6
		N Basilashvili	1	65	1															G Simon	6	63	6	77
		A Ramos Viñolas	65	2	1															M Ebden	1	77	3	62
	Q	S Robert	77	6	6					Q	S Robert	3	65	6	1
		M Ebden	6	6	6						M Ebden	6	77	4	6
	10	D Goffin	4	3	4

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	14	D Schwartzman	6	6	6
		M Bašić	3	2	1					14	D Schwartzman	3	4	63
		J Veselý	77	6	4	6					J Veselý	6	6	77
		F Mayer	63	4	6	1														J Veselý	77	3	6	6
		P Cuevas	65	66	1														19	F Fognini	64	6	3	2
	LL	S Bolelli	77	78	6					LL	S Bolelli	3	4	1
		T Daniel	6	3	3	3				19	F Fognini	6	6	6
	19	F Fognini	3	6	6	6																							J Veselý	3	3	4
	29	M Cecchinato	4	78	65	4																						2	R Nadal	6	6	6
		A de Minaur	6	66	77	6					A de Minaur	6	68	7	6
		P-H Herbert	6	6	6						P-H Herbert	2	710	5	3
		M Zverev	4	3	4															A de Minaur	1	2	4
		V Pospisil	4	6	2	3													2	R Nadal	6	6	6
		M Kukushkin	6	3	6	6					M Kukushkin	4	3	4
		D Sela	3	3	2					2	R Nadal	6	6	6
	2	R Nadal	6	6	6

Semifinal matches statistics

Anderson vs Isner

Category	Anderson	Isner
Aces	49	53
Double faults	4	6
1st serve % in	71.22%	74.91%
Winning % on 1st Serve	83.84%	78.44%
Winning % on 2nd Serve	58.75%	47.95%
Net points won	32–18	76–33
Break points won	4–7	2–3
Receiving points won	79–212	61–217
Winners	118	129
Unforced errors	24	59
Winners-UFE	+94	+70
Total points won	298	271
Total games won	50	46

Source: https://www.tennis24.com/match/ULwfNAlC/#/match-summary/match-statistics/0

Djokovic vs Nadal

Category	Djokovic	Nadal
Aces	23	9
Double faults	4	4
1st serve % in	71.02%	71.43%
Winning % on 1st Serve	76%	66.67%
Winning % on 2nd Serve	47.06%	56.67%
Net points won	30–14	37–13
Break points won	4–15	4–7
Receiving points won	76–134	57–119
Winners	73	73
Unforced errors	42	42
Winners-UFE	+31	+31
Total points won	195	191
Total games won	28	30

Source: https://www.tennis24.com/match/2RswpYeP/#/match-summary/match-statistics/0