Who beat the 2017 Wimbledon Men's Singles winner in the US Open?
Novak Djokovic
Title: 2017 Australian Open – Men's singles final
Passage: The 2017 Australian Open Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2017 Australian Open. It was contested between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, ranked 17th and 9th in the world respectively. It was their record ninth meeting in a Grand Slam final in their rivalry, and their 1st meeting in a Grand Slam final since the 2011 French Open. In a rematch of the 2009 Australian Open final, which Nadal won in 5 sets, Roger Federer won the duel in 5 sets, beating Nadal for the first time in a Grand Slam since the 2007 Wimbledon final. He also trailed Nadal 3 -- 1 in the final set but won 5 games in a row to win the title. This ended a 6 - match losing streak against Nadal in Grand Slam events. Having lost all of their previous three encounters, this was the first time Federer defeated Nadal at the Australian Open and also marked Federer's first Grand Slam victory over Nadal outside the grass courts of Wimbledon. Federer extended his record of Grand Slam men's singles titles to 18 exceeding the previous record of 14 held by Pete Sampras.
Title: List of Wimbledon gentlemen's singles champions
Passage: Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles Champions Location London United Kingdom Venue AELTC Governing body AELTC Created 1877 (established) Open Era: 1968 (49 editions) Surface Grass (1877 -- Present) Prize money £2,200,000 (2017) Trophy Wimbledon Cup Website wimbledon.com Most titles Amateur era 7: William Renshaw (challenge round) 3: Fred Perry (regular) Open era 8: Roger Federer Most consecutive titles Amateur era 6: William Renshaw (challenge round) 3: Fred Perry (regular) Open era 5: Björn Borg Roger Federer Current champion Roger Federer (Eighth title)
Title: 2017 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Passage: Men's Singles 2017 Wimbledon Championships Champion Roger Federer Runner - up Marin Čilić Final score 6 -- 3, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 4 Details Draw 128 (16 Q / 8 WC) Seeds 32 Events Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls Legends men women seniors WC Doubles men women ← 2016 Wimbledon Championships 2018 →
Title: Djokovic–Federer rivalry
Passage: The Djokovic -- Federer rivalry is a tennis rivalry between two professional tennis players, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. They have faced each other 45 times with Djokovic leading 23 -- 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 slam matches, but Djokovic now has a 9 -- 6 lead in Grand Slam matches, including eight wins in the last ten meetings. 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 men accomplished this after having beaten each other at Wimbledon. Both players are generally considered to be the two greatest hard court players in the open era.
Title: 2017 US Open – Men's Singles
Passage: Men's Singles 2017 US Open Champion Rafael Nadal Runner - up Kevin Anderson Final score 6 -- 3, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4 Details Draw 128 (16 Q / 8 WC) Seeds 32 Events Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls Legends men women mixed WC Singles men women quad WC Doubles men women quad ← 2016 US Open 2018 →
Title: Roger Federer
Passage: In 2003, Federer won his first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon, beating Mark Philippoussis in the final. Federer won his first and only doubles Masters Series 1000 event in Miami with Max Mirnyi and made it to one singles Masters Series 1000 event in Rome on clay, which he lost. Federer made it to nine finals on the ATP Tour and won seven of them, including the 500 series events at Dubai and Vienna. Lastly, Federer won the year - end championships over Andre Agassi, finishing the year as world # 2, narrowly behind Andy Roddick by only 160 points.
Title: 2016 US Open – Men's Singles
Passage: Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Stan Wawrinka, 7 -- 6, 4 -- 6, 5 -- 7, 3 -- 6. This was the first time the men's singles champion at the US Open won the match after losing the first set since Juan Martín del Potro in 2009. This was also the first time the men's singles champion at the US Open won the title after being a match point down since Djokovic in 2011, with Wawrinka having saved a match point against Dan Evans in the 3rd round. As he had done in his 2 previous grand slam titles, Wawrinka again defeated the world No. 1 in the final.
Title: Novak Djokovic
Passage: Djokovic is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. He has won 13 Grand Slam singles titles, five ATP Finals titles, 30 Masters 1000 series titles, 12 ATP World Tour 500 tournaments, and has held the No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a total of 223 weeks. In majors, he has won six Australian Open titles, four Wimbledon titles, two US Open titles and one French Open title. In 2016, he became the eighth player in history to achieve the Career Grand Slam. Following his victory at the 2016 French Open, he became the third man to hold all four major titles at once, the first since Rod Laver in 1969, and the first ever to do so on three different surfaces.
Title: List of Wimbledon gentlemen's singles champions
Passage: Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles Champions Location London United Kingdom Venue AELTC Governing body AELTC Created 1877 (established) Editions Tournaments staged: (132 editions) Open Era: 1968 (50 editions) Surface Grass (1877 -- present) Prize money £2,200,000 (2017) Trophy Gentleman's Singles Trophy Website wimbledon.com Most titles Amateur era 7: William Renshaw (challenge round) 3: Fred Perry (regular) Open era 8: Roger Federer Most consecutive titles Amateur era 6: William Renshaw (challenge round) 3: Fred Perry (regular) Open era 5: Björn Borg 5: Roger Federer Current champion Novak Djokovic (Fourth title)
Djokovic–Federer rivalry 2017 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles