2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
2012 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Roger Federer
Runner-up	Andy Murray
Final score	4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4

Defending champion Novak Djokovic lost to eventual champion Roger Federer in the semifinals. In the final, Federer beat Andy Murray 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4 to win a seventh Wimbledon title and seventeenth Grand Slam title.^[1] With the win, Federer also regained the world no. 1 ranking.^[2][3] In both cases, he equalled William Renshaw and Pete Sampras' record of seven Wimbledon titles and his record of 286 weeks as world no. 1; Federer broke the latter record on 16 July 2012.

In reaching the final, Andy Murray became the first British man to make it to the final since Don Budge beat Bunny Austin in 1938. The championships was also notable for one of the biggest upsets in recent years as World No. 100 Lukáš Rosol beat World No. 2 and two-time Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal in the second round, 6–7^(9–11), 6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4. The loss ended Nadal's season as he did not play tennis again until February 2013 at the Chile Open.

Seeds

1. Novak Djokovic (Semifinals)
2. Rafael Nadal (Second round)
3. Roger Federer (Champion)
4. Andy Murray (Final)
5. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Semifinals)
6. Tomáš Berdych (First round)
7. David Ferrer (Quarterfinals)
8. Janko Tipsarević (Third round)
9. Juan Martín del Potro (Fourth round)
10. Mardy Fish (Fourth round)
11. John Isner (First round)
12. Nicolás Almagro (Third round)
13. Gilles Simon (Second round)
14. Feliciano López (First round)
15. Juan Mónaco (Third round)
16. Marin Čilić (Fourth round)
17. Fernando Verdasco (Third round)
18. Richard Gasquet (Fourth round)
19. Kei Nishikori (Third round)
20. Bernard Tomic (First round)
21. Milos Raonic (Second round)
22. Alexandr Dolgopolov (Second round)
23. Andreas Seppi (First round)
24. Marcel Granollers (First round)
25. Stanislas Wawrinka (First round)
26. Mikhail Youzhny (Quarterfinals)
27. Philipp Kohlschreiber (Quarterfinals)
28. Radek Štepánek (Third round)
29. Julien Benneteau (Third round)
30. Andy Roddick (Third round)
31. Florian Mayer (Quarterfinals)
32. Kevin Anderson (First round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Novak Djokovic	6	6	6
	31	Florian Mayer	4	1	4
										1	Novak Djokovic	3	6	4	3
										3	Roger Federer	6	3	6	6
	3	Roger Federer	6	6	6
	26	Mikhail Youzhny	1	2	2
																			3	Roger Federer	4	7	6	6
																			4	Andy Murray	6	5	3	4
	7	David Ferrer	7^7	6^6	4	6^4
	4	Andy Murray	6^5	7^8	6	7^7
										4	Andy Murray	6	6	3	7
										5	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	3	4	6	5
	5	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	7^7	4	7^7	6
	27	Philipp Kohlschreiber	6^5	6	6^3	2

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	1	N Djokovic	6	6	6
		JC Ferrero	3	3	1					1	N Djokovic	6	6	6
		R Harrison	4	6	6	6					R Harrison	4	4	4
		Y-h Lu	6	3	4	2													1	N Djokovic	4	6	6	6
	PR	B Becker	6^4	7	6	6													28	R Štepánek	6	2	2	2
		J Blake	7^7	5	0	4				PR	B Becker	2	6^4	3
		S Stakhovsky	1	0^r						28	R Štepánek	6	7^7	6
	28	R Štepánek	6	1																								1	N Djokovic	6	6	6
	24	M Granollers	5	6^5	6	6	6																						V Troicki	3	1	3
		V Troicki	7	7^7	3	2	8				V Troicki	6	4	5	7^7	6
		M Kližan	7	3	7^8	1	11				M Kližan	4	6	7	6^3	4
		JI Chela	5	6	6^6	6	9													V Troicki	7	7	6
		J Chardy	6	6	1														15	J Mónaco	5	5	3
		F Volandri	0	1	0^r						J Chardy	2	6	3	6^3
		L Mayer	4	6^5	6^5					15	J Mónaco	6	3	6	7^7
	15	J Mónaco	6	7^7	7^7

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	12	N Almagro	6^4	3	7^7	6	6
		O Rochus	7^7	6	6^4	2	4			12	N Almagro	6	5	6	6
	Q	G Rufin	6	3	5	6	6			Q	G Rufin	2	7	2	4
		S Darcis	4	6	7	4	4												12	N Almagro	3	4	4
		C Berlocq	5	7^7	3	6^2													18	R Gasquet	6	6	6
	Q	R Bemelmans	7	6^4	6	7^7				Q	R Bemelmans	3	4	4
		T Kamke	2	2	2					18	R Gasquet	6	6	6
	18	R Gasquet	6	6	6																							18	R Gasquet	3	1	6	2
	31	F Mayer	7^7	6	6																							31	F Mayer	6	6	3	6
		D Tursunov	6^3	2	3					31	F Mayer	3	3	6	6	6
		P Petzschner	6	6	6						P Petzschner	6	6	4	2	4
		B Kavčič	4	4	2														31	F Mayer	7^7	3	2	6	7
	Q	S Bolelli	6	3	3	3													Q	J Janowicz	6^5	6	6	3	5
	Q	J Janowicz	3	6	6	6				Q	J Janowicz	2	6	3	7^7	9
		E Gulbis	7^7	7^7	7^7						E Gulbis	6	4	6	6^2	7
	6	T Berdych	6^5	6^4	6^4

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	3	R Federer	6	6	6
		A Ramos	1	1	1					3	R Federer	6	6	6
		F Fognini	3	6	6	7					F Fognini	1	3	2
		M Llodra	6	3	4	5													3	R Federer	4	6^3	6	7^8	6
	Q	A Menéndez Maceiras	3	1	6^7														29	J Benneteau	6	7^7	2	6^6	1
	Q	M Russell	6	6	7^9					Q	M Russell	6^4	6	4	5
		G Müller	2	5	6^4					29	J Benneteau	7^7	2	6	7
	29	J Benneteau	6	7	7^7																							3	R Federer	7^7	6	4	6
	17	F Verdasco	7^7	6	7																								X Malisse	6^1	1	6	3
	Q	J Wang	6^3	4	5					17	F Verdasco	7^7	7^7	3	6
	WC	G Žemlja	6	3	7^7	6				WC	G Žemlja	6^4	6^4	6	3
	WC	J Goodall	4	6	6^3	4													17	F Verdasco	6	6^5	1	6	3
		X Malisse	6	6	7															X Malisse	1	7^7	6	4	6
		M Matosevic	2	2	5						X Malisse	6	6	7^7
		P-H Mathieu	3	4^r						13	G Simon	4	4	6^5
	13	G Simon	6	5

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	11	J Isner	4	7^9	6	6^7	5
		A Falla	6	6^7	3	7^9	7				A Falla	6	6	4	4	7
		P Lorenzi	3	7	7^7	5	2				N Mahut	4	3	6	6	5
		N Mahut	6	5	6^3	7	6													A Falla	3	4	6	6^5
		I Andreev	1	7^7	7^9	7														D Istomin	6	6	3	7^7
	WC	O Golding	6	6^4	6^7	5					I Andreev	3	6^3	6	2
		D Istomin	6^2	6	3	6	8				D Istomin	6	7^7	4	6
	23	A Seppi	7^7	4	6	3	6																						D Istomin	3	7	4	7^7	5
	26	M Youzhny	4	6	6	6																						26	M Youzhny	6	5	6	6^5	7
		D Young	6	3	2	3				26	M Youzhny	6	6	6
	Q	I Cervantes Huegun	2	6^4	6	6	6			Q	I Cervantes Huegun	1	3	4
		F Cipolla	6	7^7	3	2	1												26	M Youzhny	6	6	3	6
	Q	R Sweeting	6	2															8	J Tipsarević	3	4	6	3
		P Starace	2	0^r						Q	R Sweeting	7	5	4	2
		D Nalbandian	4	6^4	2					8	J Tipsarević	5	7	6	6
	8	J Tipsarević	6	7^7	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	7	D Ferrer	7^7	6	6
	Q	D Brown	6^5	4	4					7	D Ferrer	7^7	6	6
	Q	K de Schepper	6	6	6					Q	K de Schepper	6^1	2	4
		M Bachinger	4	2	2														7	D Ferrer	2	7^10	6	6
	LL	W Odesnik	3	6	7^7	3	4												30	A Roddick	6	6^8	4	3
		B Phau	6	3	6^3	6	6				B Phau	3	6^1	3
	WC	J Baker	6^1	4	5					30	A Roddick	6	7^7	6
	30	A Roddick	7^7	6	7																							7	D Ferrer	6	6	6
	19	K Nishikori	7	6	6																							9	JM del Potro	3	2	3
		M Kukushkin	5	3	4					19	K Nishikori	6	7	6
	Q	A Kuznetsov	6	6^3	4	6	4			Q	F Serra	3	5	2
	Q	F Serra	3	7^7	6	4	6												19	K Nishikori	3	6^3	1
		G Soeda	6	6	6														9	JM del Potro	6	7^7	6
		I Kunitsyn	3	2	1						G Soeda	2	3	6	4
		R Haase	4	6	6^3	5				9	JM del Potro	6	6	1	6
	9	JM del Potro	6	3	7^7	7

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	16	M Čilić	6	3	6	6
		C-M Stebe	4	6	3	2				16	M Čilić	7^7	6	6
		T Ito	6^6	3	3						Ł Kubot	6^4	2	1
		Ł Kubot	7^8	6	6														16	M Čilić	7^8	6	6^2	6^3	17
		V Pospisil	5	7^7	3	4														S Querrey	6^6	4	7^7	7^7	15
		S Querrey	7	6^5	6	6					S Querrey	6^3	7^9	7^10	6
		S Giraldo	4	4	4					21	M Raonic	7^7	6^7	6^8	4
	21	M Raonic	6	6	6																							16	M Čilić	5	2	3
	32	K Anderson	5	6^3	7^7	3																						4	A Murray	7	6	6
		G Dimitrov	7	7^7	6^4	6					G Dimitrov	5	1^r
		A Montañés	2	4	4						M Baghdatis	7	4
		M Baghdatis	6	6	6															M Baghdatis	5	6	5	1
		I Karlović	6	6	7^7														4	A Murray	7	3	7	6
		D Sela	4	4	6^5						I Karlović	5	7^7	2	6^4
		N Davydenko	1	1	4					4	A Murray	7	6^5	6	7^7
	4	A Murray	6	6	6

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	5	J-W Tsonga	6	6	6
	WC	L Hewitt	3	4	4					5	J-W Tsonga	6^3	6	6	6
		É Roger-Vasselin	7^7	3	6^4	7	8				G García-López	7^7	4	1	3
		G García-López	6^2	6	7^7	5	10												5	J-W Tsonga	6	6	6
		L Lacko	7^7	6	6															L Lacko	4	3	3
		A Ungur	6^4	1	3						L Lacko	6	6^4	3	6	6
		J Melzer	3	7^7	2	6	8				J Melzer	4	7^7	6	3	4
	25	S Wawrinka	6	6^2	6	4	6																					5	J-W Tsonga	4	7^7	6	6
	20	B Tomic	6	3	4	4																						10	M Fish	6	6^4	4	4
	WC	D Goffin	3	6	6	6				WC	D Goffin	4	6	6	6
	Q	J Levine	6	6^6	6	6				Q	J Levine	6	4	1	3
		K Beck	4	7^8	3	2													WC	D Goffin	3	6^6	6^6
	WC	J Ward	4	6	3	6	6												10	M Fish	6	7^8	7^8
		P Andújar	6	0	6	3	3			WC	J Ward	3	7	4	7^7	3
		R Ramírez Hidalgo	6^3	5	6^1					10	M Fish	6	5	6	6^3	6
	10	M Fish	7^7	7	7^7

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	14	F López	6^4	6	6^5	4
		J Nieminen	7^7	3	7^7	6					J Nieminen	0	2	4
	Q	B Baker	7^7	6	6					Q	B Baker	6	6	6
		R Machado	6^2	4	0														Q	B Baker	6	4	6	6
		M Ebden	1	3	7^7	3														B Paire	4	6	1	3
		B Paire	6	6	6^1	6					B Paire	7^7	6	6
		A Bogomolov, Jr.	3	4	5					22	A Dolgopolov	6^2	4	4
	22	A Dolgopolov	6	6	7																							Q	B Baker	1	6^4	3
	27	P Kohlschreiber	3	7^10	6^5	7^7	6																					27	P Kohlschreiber	6	7^7	6
	WC	T Haas	6	6^8	7^7	6^1	2			27	P Kohlschreiber	6	7^7	6
	Q	J Zopp	6	6	3	4	7				M Jaziri	1	6^2	1
		M Jaziri	4	4	6	6	9												27	P Kohlschreiber	6	6	7^8
		L Rosol	6	3	7^7	7														L Rosol	2	3	6^6
		I Dodig	4	6	6^0	5					L Rosol	6^9	6	6	2	6
		T Bellucci	6^0	2	3					2	R Nadal	7^11	4	4	6	4
	2	R Nadal	7^7	6	6

References

1. Misery for Murray as Federer takes seventh Wimbledon title. The Independent. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
2. Andy Murray v. Roger Federer Wimbledon 2012 men's final. The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
3. Wimbledon 2012: Andy Murray beaten by Roger Federer in final. BBC Sport - Tennis. Retrieved 8 July 2012.

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