2003 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

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Roger Federer defeated Mark Philippoussis in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–6(7–3) to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships. It was his first major title, the first of a record eight gentlemen's singles titles at Wimbledon, and the first of 20 major men's singles titles overall. By virtue of winning the 1998 Wimbledon Boys’ title, Federer became just the fourth man in the Open Era to win the Boys’ and Gentlemen’s Wimbledon Championships, joining Björn Borg, Pat Cash, and Stefan Edberg. Lleyton Hewitt was the defending champion, but was defeated in the first round by Ivo Karlović. Hewitt was the first man in the Open Era to lose in the first round of his Wimbledon title defence. With the losses of Hewitt, Andre Agassi and Juan Carlos Ferrero by the fourth round, a first-time major champion was guaranteed. This marked the first time in the Open Era that none of the quarterfinalists in a major had previously won a major singles title. This tournament marked...

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