match report

Novak Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-0, 7-6(5) in the Rome final, 2022 on clay It was Djokovic’s 6th title at the event and his personal best 12th final. Tsitsipas had recently won the Monte Carlo title. The two had played last French Open final, with Djokovic having come back from 2...

Taylor Fritz beat Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-6(5) in the Indian Wells final, 2022 on hard court It was Fritz’ second career title and first Masters. It was Nadal’s first loss of the year, following title runs in Melbourne, at Australian Open and in Acapulco Fritz won 82 points, Nadal 72...

Stefan Edberg beat Michael Chang 6-7(3), 7-5, 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-4 in the US Open semi-final, 1992 on hard court Edberg, who was seeded second, would go onto defend his title by beating Pete Sampras in the final. Chang was seeded and fourth and this was the second time he’d reached...

Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick 6-2, 7-6(2), 6-4 in the Wimbledon final, 2005 on grass It was Federer's third title and third in a row at the event. He'd beaten Roddick the previous two years also, in the semi-final in '03 and in the final in '04. The two would go onto contest the...

Stefan Edberg beat Amos Mansdorf 6-4, 5-7, 3-6, 6-2, 9-7 in the Wimbledon third round, 1990 on grass Edberg would go onto win the title, beating Boris Becker in the final. Mansdorf had won his previous tournament coming into this event, Rosmalen on grass Edberg won 160 points...

Pete Sampras beat Pat Rafter 6-2, 6-4, 7-5 in the Grand Slam Cup final, 1997 on carpet in Munich, Germany It was Sampras second title at the event and he would go onto win the Year End Championship at the end of the year. Sampras is the only player to win this event more than once and...

Roger Federer beat Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 in the Wimbledon final, 2017 on grass It was was Federer’s record breaking 8th Wimbledon title and then record extending 19 Slam title. Cilic was playing his second Slam final. The had met the previous year in the quarter-final, with...

Andre Agassi beat Pete Sampras 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(0), 7-6(5), 6-1 in the Australian Open semi-final, 2000 on hard court Agassi would go onto win the title, beating Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the final. Agassi was the the reigning French Open and US Open champion and Wimbledon runner-up. Sampras was...

Marat Safin beat Roger Federer 5-7, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(6), 9-7 in the Australian Open semi-final, 2005 on hard court Safin would go onto win the title, beating Lleyton Hewitt in the final. Federer had been the defending champion (having beaten Safin in the final) and would go onto win the...

Novak Djokovic beat Stan Wawrinka 1-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-7(5), 12-10 in the Australian Open fourth round, 2013 on hard court Djokovic, the double defending champion, would go onto win the title, beating Andy Murray in the final. The two would meet again for next 2 years, both matches going to...

Rafael Nadal beat Fernando Verdasco 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(2), 6-7(1), 6-4 in the Australian Open semi-final, 2009 on hard court Nadal would go onto win the title by beating Roger Federer in the final. To date, this remains Verdasco’s only semi showing at a Slam Nadal won 193 points...

Pete Sampras beat Andy Roddick 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the US Open quarter-final, 2002 on hard court Sampras would go onto win the title, beating Andre Agassi in the final for his record extending 14th Slam title. This was the third and last match the two would play. Roddick won the previous...

Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick 7-6(6), 6-3, 6-3 in the Wimbledon semi-final, 2003 on grass Federer would go onto win the title by beating Mark Philippoussis in the final to clam his first Slam title. Roddick would win his first at the next event at US Open. Coming into Wimbledon...

Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 in the French Open final, 2014 on clay It was Nadal’s record extending 9th title at the event and record breaking 5th in a row. Djokovic had won the pair’s last 4 meetings, mostly recently on clay in Rome final. This was the...

Boris Becker beat Alexander Volkov 6-1, 6-2 in the Milan Indoor final, 1989 on carpet It was Becker’s second title at the event and he’d go on to win a record equalling 4 in due time. Volkov was ranked 61 in the world Becker won 58 points, Volkov 34 Becker serve-volleyed off...

Jimmy Connors played Guillermo Vilas to 5-5 (0-15, Vilas serving) abandoned in the Monte Carlo final, 1981 on clay The match was called off due to incessant rain. It was Connors' only final at the event. Vilas had been runner-up the previous year and would go onto win the following year...

Stefan Edberg beat Mats Wilander 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 in the Stockholm final, 1986 on indoor hard court It was Edberg's first title at the event and he would go onto defend it the following year. Wilander had won it in '83 Edberg won 84 points, Wilander won 47 Edberg serve-volleyed...

Marat Safin beat Pete Sampras 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(8) in the Canadian Open quarter-final, 2000 on hard court in Toronto Safin would go onto win the title, beating Harel Levy in the final for his first Masters title. Sampras had recently won Wimbledon. The two would meet again shortly after at...

Sergi Bruguera beat Pete Sampras 5-7, 7-6(2), 6-4 in the Miami semi-final, 1997 on hard court Bruguera, who was seeded 30th, would go onto lose to Thomas Muster in the final in what would turn out to be his sole Masters final on hard court. Sampras had recently won the Australian...

Marcelo Rios beat Andre Agassi 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(1), 5-7, 6-3 in the Grand Slam Cup final, 1998 on indoor hard court in Munich, Germany It was the only final at the event for both players. Rios finished the year ranked #2 and had risen to #1 earlier in the year. Agassi would go onto reach...

Mats Wilander beat Ivan Lendl 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 in the French Open final, 1985 on clay It was Wilander's second title at the event. Lendl had been the defending champion and reached the final without loss of set. The two had met twice recently on clay leading into the event, with Lendl...

Novak Djokovic beat Matteo Berrettini 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the Wimbledon final, 2021 on grass Djokovic was the defending champion from 2019 and had won Australian and French Open earlier in the year. This was his 6th title at the event and record tying 20 Slam title...

Pete Sampras beat Gustavo Kuerten 6-1, 6-7(2), 7-6(5), 7-6(8) in the Miami final, 2000 on hard court It was Sampras' 3rd title at the event and 11th Masters title and would turn out be his last. Kuerten would go onto win his first hard court title later in the year and would win the...

Roger Federer beat Mardy Fish 6-7(5), 7-6(1), 6-4 in the Cincinnati final, 2010 on hard court Federer was the defending champion and this was his 4th title at the event. It was Fish's 3rd Masters final and he'd play his last the following year (all losses), including a runner-up...

Pat Cash beat Mats Wilander 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 in the Wimbledon quarter-final, 1987 on grass Cash would go onto win the event, beating Ivan Lendl in the final and Jimmy Connors in the semis. It was his only Slam title. It was the first of Wilander's 3 consecutive quarter-final showings at...

John McEnroe beat Ivan Lendl 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-4 in the Wimbledon semi-final, 1983 on grass McEnroe would go onto win the title, beating Chris Lewis in the final. It Lendl's first semi at event. He would finish runner-up on grass at the Australian later in the year McEnroe won 106...

Andy Murray beat Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(2) in the Wimbledon final, 2016 on grass It was Murray's second title at the event and third Slam final in a row. He'd won the title at Queen's Club (beating Raonic in the final) leading into it and for rest of year, would lose just 3...

Roger Federer beat David Goffin 7-6(2), 6-1 in the Halle final, 2019 on grass It was Federer's 10th title at the event. He would go onto be runner-up at Wimbledon shortly after. Goffin was unseeded Federer won 73 points, Goffin 55 Serve Stats Federer... - 1st serve percentage...

Andre Agassi beat Magnus Larsson 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(1) in the Miami semi-final, 1995 on hard court Agassi would go onto win the title, beating Pete Sampras in the final. Larsson was seeded 12th Agassi won 115 points, Larsson 105 Serve Stats Agassi... - 1st serve percentage (78/121) 64%...

Dominic Thiem beat Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-4 in the Barcelona semi-final, 2019 on clay Thiem would go onto win the title, beating Daniil Medvedev in the final. Nadal was the triple defending champion, including with a win over Thiem in the 2017 final. The two would go onto meet in the...