Last test for the last4 – Trivia Wimbledon’15 Semis – Men’s singles
| N.DJOKOVIC (No.1) vs. R.GASQUET(No.21) | R.FEDERER(No.2) vs. A.MURRAY(No.3) |
Seed-feedback
- A No. 21 seed* never advanced and played in the Semifinals of Wimbledon Championships in men’s singles category;
(*Since 1927, it was used an 8-seeded-player system, since 1968 they seeded 16 players and finally since ‘01, 32 players were seeded.) - This is the 2nd time in the Wimbledon history that a semifinal was formed by a Serbian (or former Yugoslavian), a French, a Swiss and a British player! (In 2012 was the same nation-format with Djokovic-Federer-Murray-Tsonga.)
- In the Open-era, it happened 10 times that all 4 members of the semifinal in Wimbledon coming from the same continent (Europe)!
| Year | Players / Nations | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Lendl (TCH) | Zivojinovic (YUG) | Becker (FRG) | Leconte (FRA) |
| 1988 | Lendl (TCH) | Becker (FRG) | Edberg (SWE) | Mecir (TCH) |
| 1990 | Lendl (TCH) | Edberg (SWE) | Ivanisevic (YUG) | Becker (FRG) |
| 2006 | Federer (SUI) | Bjorkman (SWE) | Baghdatis (CYP) | Nadal (SPA) |
| 2007 | Federer (SUI) | Gasquet (FRA) | Djokovic (SRB) | Nadal (SPA) |
| 2008 | Safin (RUS) | Federer (SUI) | Schuettler (GER) | Nadal (SPA) |
| 2010 | Berdych (TCH) | Djokovic (SRB) | Nadal (SPA) | Murray (GBR) |
| 2011 | Nadal (SPA) | Murray (GBR) | Tsonga (FRA) | Djokovic (SRB) |
| 2012 | Djokovic (SRB) | Federer (SUI) | Murray (GBR) | Tsonga (FRA) |
| 2015 | Djokovic (SRB) | Gasquet (FRA) | Federer (SUI) | Murray (GBR) |
Since 2009, for 7 consecutive years ONLY seeded male players advanced into the semifinals in Wimbledon (All-time record in Wimbledon in men’s singles category!)
No. 1 seeded player vs. No.10 or lower seeded players
No.1 seeded male player has a perfect record in the semifinals of Wimbledon in the Open-era against a player who was seeded No.10 or lower (unseeded or qualifier):
| Year | No. 1 seed | No.10 or lower seeds |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Federer (SUI) | GroojeanFRA) No.10 |
| 1975 | Connors (USA) | Tanner (USA) No.11 |
| 2014 | Djokovic (SRB) | Dimitrov (BUL) No.11 |
| 1998 | Sampras (USA) | Henman (GBR) No.12 |
| 2007 | Federer (SUI) | Gasquet (FRA) No.12 |
| 1968 | Laver (AUS) | Ashe (USA) No.13 |
| Year | No. 1 seed | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Connors (USA) | McEnroe (USA) |
| 2000 | Sampras (USA) | Voltchkov (BLR) |
| Year | No. 1 seed | Unseeded Players |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Borg (SWE) | Okker (NED) |
| 1980 | Borg (SWE) | Gottfried (USA) |
| 1982 | McEnroe (USA) | Mayotte (USA) |
| 1984 | McEnroe (USA) | Cash (AUS) |
| 1986 | Lendl (TCH) | Zivojinovic (YUG) |
| 1997 | Sampras (USA) | Woodbridge (AUS) |
| 2006 | Federer (SUI) | Bjorkman (SWE) |
| 2008 | Federer (SUI) | Safin (RUS) |
When No. 2 seeded player meets No.3…
In the Open-era, it happened 9 times when No.2 seeded male player met No. 3 seeded player in the semifinals of Wimbledon. At the first 6 meetings, always the No. 2 seeded player won, but since 1984 every match-up was won by the No.3 seeded players! Last time 14 years ago…
| Year | No. 2 seeded player | No. 3 seeded player |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Newcombe (AUS) | Rosewall (AUS) |
| 1972 | Nastase (ROU) | Orantes (SPA) |
| 1973 | Kodes (TCH) | Taylor (GBR) |
| 1978 | Connors (USA) | Gerulaitis (USA) |
| 1980 | McEnroe (USA) | Connors (USA) |
| 1983 | McEnroe (USA) | Lendl (TCH) |
| 1984 | Lendl (TCH) | Connors (USA) |
| 1993 | Edberg (SWE) | Courier (USA) |
| 2001 | Agassi (USA) | Rafter (AUS) |
(winners’ names are in bold)
Grand Slam titles of the semifinalists
Djokovic 8, Gasquet 0, Federer 17, Murray 2 = 27 Grand Slam titles
The four members of this year’s semifinal have a total 27 Grand Slam titles which means an all-time record in Wimbledon semifinals!
| Year | No. GS titles | Players |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 27* | Djokovic (2), Gasquet (0), Federer (17), Murray (2) |
| 2014 | 23 | Djokovic (6), Dimitrov (0), Federer (17), Raonic (0) |
| 2012 | 21 | Djokovic (5), Federer (16), Murray (0), Tsonga (0) |
| 2000 | 20 | Sampras (12), Voltchkov (0), Rafter (2), Agassi (6) |
*Wimbledon record (all-time)
Age-test of the last4
In 2015, there are the oldest semifinalists in the last decade and of the 21st century in Wimbledon.
Djokovic and Murray 28-28, Gasquet 29 and the oldest member of the best4, Roger Federer is 33 years old.Their ages are total 118 years which is the highest in the last 15 years in the semifinals of Wimbledon!
Here is the 3 oldest semifinals of Wimbledon in the 21st century:
| Year | Total ages | Players |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 118 | Djokovic (28), Gasquet (29), Federer (33), Murray (28) |
| 2001 | 114 | Henman (26), Ivanisevic (29), Rafter (28), Agassi (31) |
| 2008 | 108 | Safin (28), Federer (26), Schuettler (32), Nadal (22) |
Walkover in the last 4
In the Open-era, walkover never happened in the Semifinals at Wimbledon!
The last walkover in the men’s singles semifinal of Wimbledon happened in 1895 when Herbert Baddeley did not play and his brother Wilfred advanced into the final.
Retirement chance in the semifinals
In the Open-era, only one time happened in the men’s singles semifinals of Wimbledon that a player forfeited from the game: In 2007, Novak Djokovic retired in the 3rd set against Rafael Nadal due to his elbow injury.
Comeback from 0-2 down
Comeback from 0-2 down in the semifinal of Wimbledon, it happened 3 times in the Open-era. Last time in 1988.
- Rosewall – Smith (1974)
- Borg – Connors (1981)
- Edberg – Mecir (1988)
5-setters in the semifinals in Wimbledon
In the Open-era, 18 5-setters were played in Wimbledon in the semifinals. Last time in 2013, when Djokovic beat Del Potro in five. Federer, Murray, Gasquet never played 5-setters in the semifinal of Wimbledon.