2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
Novak Djokovic defeated the defending champion Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3, to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. It was his first Wimbledon title and third major title overall. With his loss to Djokovic in the final, Nadal ended his 20-match Wimbledon winning streak dating back to 2008, having missed the 2009 championships due to injury. It marked Nadal's fifth non-consecutive and most recent Wimbledon final.
Men's singles | |
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2011 Wimbledon Championships | |
Champion | Novak Djokovic |
Runner-up | Rafael Nadal |
Score | 6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 |
Draw | 128 (16 Q / 7 WC ) |
Seeds | 32 |
Both Nadal and Djokovic were in contention for the world No. 1 singles ranking. By winning his semifinal match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Djokovic gained the world No. 1 ranking for the first time, which marked the first time that neither Federer nor Nadal was ranked No. 1 since 2 February 2004. Djokovic would go on to hold the ranking for an all-time record 412 weeks. This was also the first time since 2002 that neither Roger Federer nor Nadal won the title.
This event marked the last major appearance of two-time French Open finalist Robin Söderling, as he would later be diagnosed with mononucleosis and eventually retire from tennis.