<Tr> <Td> ← 2017 </Td> <Td> Wimbledon Championships </Td> <Td> 2019 → </Td> </Tr> <P> Roger Federer was the top seed and defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Kevin Anderson . </P> <P> Novak Djokovic claimed his fourth Wimbledon title, defeating Anderson in the final 6--2, 6--2, 7--6 . The win moved him to 13 grand slam titles, and outright fourth place on the all time men's singles grand slam wins list, passing Roy Emerson . The win was also Djokovic's first title on the ATP tour for over 12 months, his last win coming at Eastbourne on July 1, 2017 . </P> <P> The semifinal match between Anderson and John Isner, lasting 6 hours 36 minutes, was the second longest men's singles match at Wimbledon and the third longest men's singles match in tennis history . Isner has thus played in the two longest matches in Wimbledon history (the other one being the record - holding 2010 match against Nicolas Mahut). The 2018 semifinals were the longest two semifinals in Wimbledon history . </P>

Who won the men's single final at wimbledon