Score: | 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 |
Draw: | 128 (16 / 5) |
Seeds: | 32 |
Before Name: | Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles |
After Name: | Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles |
See main article: 2010 Wimbledon Championships.
Rafael Nadal defeated Tomáš Berdych in the final, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. It was his second, and last, Wimbledon title and his eighth major title overall.[1] [2] It was also Nadal's fourth non-consecutive Wimbledon final (he skipped the 2009 tournament because of injuries).
Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Berdych. This marked the first time since 2002 that Federer did not reach the final, and the second successive major where Federer was defeated at the quarterfinal stage, having previously been on a record run of 23 successive major semifinals. Federer's loss, along with those of Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Roddick, both in the fourth round, guaranteed a first-time Wimbledon finalist from the top half of the draw.
Berdych became the first Czech man to reach the final since Ivan Lendl in 1987. For the first time, there were no English players in the Wimbledon men's singles competition, though Great Britain was represented by two players from Scotland: fourth seed Andy Murray and wildcard Jamie Baker.[3]
The first round match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut set a new record for the longest tennis match in history (in both time and total of games), as well as many other records due to its length. Isner won the match, taking the final set 70–68 after a total of 11 hours and 5 minutes of play across three days.[4] Coincidentally, the two faced each other again in the first round the following year, with Isner taking that match in straight sets, 7–6(7–4), 6–2, 7–6(8–6).
See also: 1 and 1. Roger Federer (quarterfinals)
See also: 2 and 8. Rafael Nadal (champion)
See also: 3 and 3. Novak Djokovic (semifinals)
See also: 4 and 6. Andy Murray (semifinals)
See also: 5 and 4. Andy Roddick (fourth round)
See also: 6 and 7. Robin Söderling (quarterfinals)
See also: 7 and 2. Nikolay Davydenko (second round)
See also: 8 and 5. Fernando Verdasco (first round)
See also: 9 and 7. David Ferrer (fourth round)
See also: 10 and 5. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals)
See also: 11 and 4. Marin Čilić (first round)
See also: 12 and 2. Tomáš Berdych (final)
See also: 13 and 8. Mikhail Youzhny (second round)
See also: 14 and 6. Juan Carlos Ferrero (first round)
See also: 15 and 3. Lleyton Hewitt (fourth round)
See also: 16 and 1. Jürgen Melzer (fourth round)
See also: 17 and 4. Ivan Ljubičić (first round)
See also: 18 and 6. Sam Querrey (fourth round)
See also: 19 and 5. Nicolás Almagro (first round)
See also: 20 and 2. Stan Wawrinka (first round)
See also: 21 and 3. Gaël Monfils (third round)
See also: 22 and 1. Feliciano López (third round)
See also: 23 and 8. John Isner (second round)
See also: 24 and 7. Marcos Baghdatis (first round)
See also: 25 and 7. Thomaz Bellucci (third round)
See also: 26 and 6. Gilles Simon (third round)
See also: 27. Ernests Gulbis (withdrew)
See also: 28 and 3. Albert Montañés (third round)
See also: 29 and 4. Philipp Kohlschreiber (third round)
See also: 30 and 1. Tommy Robredo (first round)
See also: 31 and 2. Victor Hănescu (third round, retired due to leg injury)
See also: 32 and 5. Julien Benneteau (fourth round)
See also: 33 and 8. Philipp Petzschner (third round)
Ernests Gulbis withdrew due to a muscle tear in his right thigh. He was replaced in the draw by the highest-ranked non-seeded player Philipp Petzschner, who became the #33 seed.
See main article: 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying.