2015 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Side Quiz

Answer: Rafael Nadal

Unfortunately for Nadal, the 2015 Wimbledon was the fourth straight year that he was eliminated at Wimbledon before the quarterfinals. Although six of the 32 seeded players were from Spain, none of them made it to the quarterfinals.

Answer: Denis Kudla

Kudla and his family moved from Ukraine to the state of Virginia when he was one year old. Prior to Wimbledon 2015, Kudla had never made it past the second round of a Grand Slam event. Cilic and Kudla both had two five set matches before they met in the fourth round.

Answer: James Ward

James Ward was born in London in 1987 and Wimbledon 2015 marked the first time that he had made it to the third round of a Grand Slam event. Players from the UK that had an early exit at Wimbledon 2015 included Liam Broady and Aljaz Bedene in round two and Kyle Edmund and Brydan Klein in round one.

Answer: Kevin Anderson

Wimbledon 2015 marked the seventh time that Anderson had made it to and lost in the fourth round of a Grand Slam event. Anderson's first ATP title came in the South African Open in 2011 where he won in Johannesburg, the city of his birth.

Answer: Ivo Karlovic

Ivo Karlovic burst onto the tennis scene at Wimbledon in 2003 when he defeated the defending champion Lleyton Hewitt in the first round. At 36 years of age during the 2015 Wimbledon championship Karlovic utilized his strong serves to win quick points against his opponents. Karlovic was the first player on the ATP to record a serve of at least 156 miles per hour (251 km per hour).

Answer: Vasek Pospisil

Pospisil's quarterfinal appearance at Wimbledon in 2015 was the first time in his career he had made it past the third round of a Grand Slam event. In the quarterfinals Pospisil lost to Andy Murray in straight sets 4-6, 5-7, 4-6. Pospisil's parents are of Czech descent but the family moved to Canada before he turned pro in 2007.

Answer: Richard Gasquet

Gasquet was defeated in straight sets by Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Richard Gasquet had previously made it to the semifinals at the 2007 Wimbledon and the 2013 US Open. In 2004 Gasquet and Tatiana Golovin won the French Open - Mixed Doubles after they had gained entry as a wild card.

Answer: Roger Federer

Roger Federer defeated Andy Murray 7-5, 7-5, 6-4 in the semifinals. Federer was an extremely accomplished player and Wimbledon 2015 marked his 26th Grand Slam final. During his career Federer held the number one ranking for an incredible 237 straight weeks.

Answer: Rain

Rain in the summer in the UK is not an uncommon occurrence and a delay was predicted before the match even began. Djokovic won the first set tiebreak, Federer won the second set tiebreak, and then Djokovic won the third and fourth sets.

Answer: He ate some grass from Centre Court.

In addition to it being his third overall title at Wimbledon, the victory was Djokovic's ninth overall Gran Slam title. In 2013 Djokovic enlisted six-time Grand Slam winner Boris Becker as his coach. Interestingly, after this match the career head-to-head record for Novak Djokovic against Roger Federer was an even 20-20.