2018 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
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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 also 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 rankings.[2][3] Djokovic was the lowest-ranked player to win Wimbledon since Goran Ivanišević in 2001.[4]
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Champion | Novak Djokovic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runner-up | Kevin Anderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Score | 6–2, 6–2, 7–6(7–3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Draw | 128 (16 Q / 4 WC ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Stan Wawrinka was attempting to complete the career grand slam, but he lost to Thomas Fabbiano in the second round.