Men's singles
2018 Wimbledon Championships
ChampionSerbia Novak Djokovic
Runner-upSouth Africa Kevin Anderson
Score6–2, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Draw128 (16 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds32

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] The competition was contested by all but one of the top 20 male players at the time. Incidentally, this was the first and only time that an incumbent President and Vice President of the ATP Player Council faced each other in a final.

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.

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.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

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).[7] The 2018 semifinals were the longest two semifinals in Wimbledon history.[8]

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).[9] Anderson held a total of five set points in the third set of the championship match, but was unable to force a fourth set.[10]

Seeds

All seedings per modified ATP rankings.[11]

01.   Switzerland Roger Federer (quarterfinals)
02.   Spain Rafael Nadal (semifinals)
03.   Croatia Marin Čilić (second round)
04.   Germany Alexander Zverev (third round)
05.   Argentina Juan Martín del Potro (quarterfinals)
06.   Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov (first round)
07.   Austria Dominic Thiem (first round, retired)
08.   South Africa Kevin Anderson (final)
09.   United States John Isner (semifinals)
10.   Belgium David Goffin (first round)
11.   United States Sam Querrey (third round)
12.   Serbia Novak Djokovic (champion)
13.   Canada Milos Raonic (quarterfinals)
14.   Argentina Diego Schwartzman (second round)
15.   Australia Nick Kyrgios (third round)
16.   Croatia Borna Ćorić (first round)
17.   France Lucas Pouille (second round)
18.   United States Jack Sock (first round)
19.   Italy Fabio Fognini (third round)
20.   Spain Pablo Carreño Busta (first round)
21.   United Kingdom Kyle Edmund (third round)
22.   France Adrian Mannarino (fourth round)
23.   France Richard Gasquet (first round)
24.   Japan Kei Nishikori (quarterfinals)
25.   Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber (third round)
26.   Canada Denis Shapovalov (second round)
27.   Bosnia and Herzegovina Damir Džumhur (second round)
28.   Serbia Filip Krajinović (first round)
29.   Italy Marco Cecchinato (first round)
30.   Spain Fernando Verdasco (first round)
31.   Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas (fourth round)
32.   Argentina Leonardo Mayer (first round)

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

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Top half

Section 1

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

Section 2

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

Section 3

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

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 United States J Isner 6 77 7
Q Germany Y Maden 2 64 5 9 United States J Isner 6 6 66 63 7
United States S Johnson 5 3 6 77 6 Q Belgium R Bemelmans 1 4 78 77 5
Q Belgium R Bemelmans 7 6 4 60 8 9 United States J Isner 6 6 6
Slovenia A Bedene 4 77 77 6 Moldova R Albot 3 3 4
United Kingdom C Norrie 6 64 64 4 Slovenia A Bedene 2 6 63 7 3
Moldova R Albot 3 6 65 6 6 Moldova R Albot 6 4 77 5 6
20 Spain P Carreño Busta 6 0 77 2 1 9 United States J Isner 6 710 77
31 Greece S Tsitsipas 6 6 63 7 31 Greece S Tsitsipas 4 68 64
Q France G Barrère 3 4 77 5 31 Greece S Tsitsipas 6 6 3 4 6
Tunisia M Jaziri 65 3 1 United States J Donaldson 3 2 6 6 3
United States J Donaldson 77 6 6 31 Greece S Tsitsipas 6 6 6
India Y Bhambri 6 3 3 2 Q Italy T Fabbiano 2 1 4
Q Italy T Fabbiano 2 6 6 6 Q Italy T Fabbiano 79 6 78
Switzerland S Wawrinka 1 77 77 6 Switzerland S Wawrinka 67 3 66
6 Bulgaria G Dimitrov 6 63 65 4

Bottom half

Section 5

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

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 Australia N Kyrgios 77 77 65 6
Uzbekistan D Istomin 63 64 77 3 15 Australia N Kyrgios 6 6 7
Romania M Copil 60 5 6 64 Netherlands R Haase 3 4 5
Netherlands R Haase 77 7 4 77 15 Australia N Kyrgios 1 63 4
LL Australia B Tomic 6 6 77 24 Japan K Nishikori 6 77 6
LL Poland H Hurkacz 4 2 62 LL Australia B Tomic 6 3 67 5
Q United States C Harrison 2 6 63 2 24 Japan K Nishikori 2 6 79 7
24 Japan K Nishikori 6 4 77 6 24 Japan K Nishikori 4 77 712 6
27 Bosnia and Herzegovina D Džumhur 6 6 6 Q Latvia E Gulbis 6 65 610 1
Germany M Marterer 3 2 4 27 Bosnia and Herzegovina D Džumhur 6 4 3 6 3
Q Latvia E Gulbis 4 6 77 3 6 Q Latvia E Gulbis 2 6 6 1 6
WC United Kingdom J Clarke 6 3 63 6 4 Q Latvia E Gulbis 77 4 5 6 6
LL Italy L Sonego 6 3 2 2 4 Germany A Zverev 62 6 7 3 0
United States T Fritz 3 6 6 6 United States T Fritz 4 7 77 1 2
PR Australia J Duckworth 5 2 0 4 Germany A Zverev 6 5 60 6 6
4 Germany A Zverev 7 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Argentina JM del Potro 6 6 6
Germany P Gojowczyk 3 4 3 5 Argentina JM del Potro 6 6 6
Spain F López 6 6 6 Spain F López 4 1 2
Argentina F Delbonis 3 4 2 5 Argentina JM del Potro 6 77 6
France B Paire 7 77 6 France B Paire 4 64 3
LL Chinese Taipei J Jung 5 61 4 France B Paire 0 6 6 77
France J Chardy 3 6 5 4 26 Canada D Shapovalov 6 2 4 63
26 Canada D Shapovalov 6 3 7 6 5 Argentina JM del Potro 77 77 5 77
18 United States J Sock 77 77 4 5 2 France G Simon 61 65 7 65
Italy M Berrettini 65 63 6 7 6 Italy M Berrettini 3 64 2
France G Simon 6 77 6 France G Simon 6 77 6
Georgia (country) N Basilashvili 1 65 1 France G Simon 6 63 6 77
Spain A Ramos Viñolas 65 2 1 Australia M Ebden 1 77 3 62
Q France S Robert 77 6 6 Q France S Robert 3 65 6 1
Australia M Ebden 6 6 6 Australia M Ebden 6 77 4 6
10 Belgium D Goffin 4 3 4

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 Argentina D Schwartzman 6 6 6
Bosnia and Herzegovina M Bašić 3 2 1 14 Argentina D Schwartzman 3 4 63
Czech Republic J Veselý 77 6 4 6 Czech Republic J Veselý 6 6 77
Germany F Mayer 63 4 6 1 Czech Republic J Veselý 77 3 6 6
Uruguay P Cuevas 65 66 1 19 Italy F Fognini 64 6 3 2
LL Italy S Bolelli 77 78 6 LL Italy S Bolelli 3 4 1
Japan T Daniel 6 3 3 3 19 Italy F Fognini 6 6 6
19 Italy F Fognini 3 6 6 6 Czech Republic J Veselý 3 3 4
29 Italy M Cecchinato 4 78 65 4 2 Spain R Nadal 6 6 6
Australia A de Minaur 6 66 77 6 Australia A de Minaur 6 68 7 6
France P-H Herbert 6 6 6 France P-H Herbert 2 710 5 3
Germany M Zverev 4 3 4 Australia A de Minaur 1 2 4
Canada V Pospisil 4 6 2 3 2 Spain R Nadal 6 6 6
Kazakhstan M Kukushkin 6 3 6 6 Kazakhstan M Kukushkin 4 3 4
Israel D Sela 3 3 2 2 Spain R Nadal 6 6 6
2 Spain R Nadal 6 6 6

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