2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Rafael Nadal defeated five-time defending champion Roger Federer in the final, 6–4, 6–4, 6–7^(5–7), 6–7^(8–10), 9–7 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships. It was his fifth major title, and his first outside of the French Open. The final marked the third consecutive Wimbledon final between Nadal and Federer, with Federer winning the two prior encounters. It was the first time Federer lost a major final outside the French Open, and would be his only loss at Wimbledon between 2003 and 2009. Nadal's victory ended Federer's record 65-match winning streak on grass. It was the second-longest championship match in Wimbledon history with play lasting 4 hours and 48 minutes, and with two rain delays. The event stretched over seven hours ending just before nightfall, and is considered by many to be the greatest match in tennis history.

By virtue of winning the 2008 French Open and Wimbledon in the same year, Nadal joined Rod Laver, and Bjorn Borg as the only three men in the Open Era to complete the “Channel Slam”. Nadal would go on to repeat the feat in 2010, and Federer would join them in 2009, followed by Djokovic in 2021 and Carlos Alcaraz in 2024. Nadal and Borg are the only two men in the Open Era to complete multiple Channel Slams, Borg doing it in 1978-1980 and Nadal in 2008 & 2010.