Sir Andrew Barron Murray is a British professional tennis player from Scotland, ranked No. 217 in men's singles as of 6 May 2019. Murray represents Great Britain in his sporting activities and is a three-time Grand Slam tournament winner, two-time Olympic champion, Davis Cup champion, winner of the 2016 ATP World Tour Finals and former world No. 1.
Rafael Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player, currently ranked world No. 2 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Nadal has the most clay court titles in the Open Era (58), and holds an all-time record of 11 French Open, 11 Monte-Carlo Masters and 11 Barcelona titles. He also has the longest single surface win streak in matches and in sets in the history of the Open Era.
Roger Federer successfully defended his title again, winning Wimbledon for a third consecutive year by defeating Andy Roddick in the final for the second year in a row, 6–2, 7–6(7–2), 6–4 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships.
Denis Olegovich Istomin is an Uzbek professional tennis player of Russian descent. He has won two singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 33 in August 2012. In January 2017, he defeated defending champion Novak Djokovic in the second round of the Australian Open.
This is a list of the main career statistics of Serbian professional tennis player Novak Djokovic. Djokovic has won 74 ATP singles titles, including 15 Grand Slam singles titles, 5 year-end championships, and 33 ATP Masters Series 1000 titles. He is the only male player to have won all nine of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments. He was also a bronze medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Djokovic was first ranked world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) on 4 July 2011.
The Djokovic–Nadal rivalry is a modern-day tennis rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. The rivalry is the most prolific of the tennis Open Era. The two have faced each other 54 times with Djokovic leading 28–26.. Djokovic leads 15–11 in finals. It is widely considered to be one of the greatest rivalries in tennis history by players, coaches, and pundits, and was listed as the third greatest rivalry in the 2000s decade in 2009 by ATPworldtour.com despite its only starting in 2006.
The Djokovic–Federer rivalry is a tennis rivalry between two professional tennis players, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. They have faced each other 47 times with Djokovic leading 25–22. This includes a record 15 Grand Slam matches, four of which were finals, plus a record ten semifinals. Both players have beaten the other in each of the four Grand Slam tournaments. Federer dominated during their early matches, leading 13–6 by the end of 2010, but Djokovic took over the lead in the head-to-head in 2016, thanks to a 19–9 record since 2011. A notable aspect of the rivalry is their ability to beat each other on any given day, including Grand Slam play, making it one of the most competitive and evenly matched rivalries in the Open Era. To date Federer is the only man to have beaten Djokovic in all four majors, and likewise Djokovic is the only man to have beaten Federer in all four majors. Both players are generally considered to be among the greatest hard court players in the open era.
The 2012 Boodles Challenge was an exhibition tournament held before Wimbledon to serve as a warm-up to players. Taking place from 19 June 2012 to 23 June 2012 at Stoke Park in London, it was the 11th edition of the Boodles Challenge. Marin Čilić won the title.
The Djokovic–Murray rivalry is a rivalry between two professional tennis players, Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Andy Murray of the United Kingdom. They have met 36 times, and Djokovic leads 25–11. They have met in 19 tour finals, including seven at Grand Slam tournaments, where Djokovic leads 11–8. The seven Grand Slam tournament finals the two have met in were the 2011 Australian Open, in which Djokovic won in three sets; the 2012 US Open, where Murray defeated Djokovic in a record-equalizing match almost five hours long to claim his maiden Grand Slam title; the 2013 Australian Open, with Djokovic prevailing in four sets; the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, where Murray won in straight sets; the 2015 Australian Open and 2016 Australian Open, with Djokovic again prevailing in four and three sets, respectively; and the 2016 French Open, where Djokovic completed his Career Grand Slam with a four-set victory. Djokovic leads 5–1 in their matches on clay, Murray has won both their matches on grass, and Djokovic leads on hard courts, 20–8. The rivalry began highly competitive and remained so for many years. However, since Murray won the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, Djokovic has taken a commanding lead, winning 14 of their last 17 encounters.
In tennis, the quartet of men's singles players comprising Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray are often referred to as the Big Four. These players are considered dominant in terms of ranking and tournament victories, including Grand Slam tournaments and ATP Masters 1000 events, as well as the ATP Finals, the ATP World Tour 500 series and Olympic Games, having dominated the sport among them from 2004 onwards. Alternately, the concept of Big Three is used, omitting Murray, because of the gap in achievements between him and the other three.
Alexander "Sascha" Zverev is a German professional tennis player. He is the second-youngest player ranked in the top 10 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), and was a permanent fixture in the top 5 throughout 2018. He has won eleven ATP titles in singles and two in doubles.
The 2013 Boodles Challenge was an exhibition tennis tournament held before Wimbledon to serve as a warm-up to players. Taking place from 18 to 22 June 2013 at Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire, it was the 12th edition of the Boodles Challenge. Viktor Troicki won the title, defeating Robin Haase 7-5, 6-4 in a thrilling encounter. Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov delighted the crowd with a strip-tease during their exhibition match on the third day.
The 2013 Wimbledon Championships Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships. A significant part of the Djokovic–Murray rivalry, it pitted the world's top two players, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, against each other in a Grand Slam final for the fourth time.
Andy Murray was the defending champion, but was defeated by Grigor Dimitrov in the quarterfinals.
The 2014 Wimbledon Championships Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships. A significant part of the Djokovic–Federer rivalry, it pitted Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer against each other in a Grand Slam final for the second time.
The 2014 Boodles Challenge was an exhibition tournament held before Wimbledon to serve as a warm-up to players. Taking place from 17 to 21 June 2014 at Stoke Park in London, it was the 13th edition of the Boodles Challenge. Robin Haase won the title.
Novak Djokovic was the two-time defending champion, and top seed, but was defeated in the third round by the No. 28 seed Sam Querrey. This was his first defeat before the quarterfinals of a major tournament since the 2009 French Open, a streak of 28 quarterfinal appearances in a row. The defeat also broke his streak of four consecutive major tournament victories, dating back to the 2015 Wimbledon Championships.
The 2017 Boodles Challenge was an exhibition tournament held before Wimbledon to serve as a warm-up to players. Taking place from 27 June to 1 July 2017 at Stoke Park in London, it was the 16th edition of the Boodles Challenge. As with last year, no player was declared champion.
