1968 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
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Rod Laver defeated Tony Roche in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1968 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was his third Wimbledon singles title and seventh Grand Slam tournament singles title overall. It was the first edition of Wimbledon open to professional tennis players, a period in tennis history known as the Open Era.
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1968 Wimbledon Championships | |||||||||||||
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Champion | Rod Laver | ||||||||||||
Runner-up | Tony Roche | ||||||||||||
Score | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | ||||||||||||
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Draw | 128(10 Q ) | ||||||||||||
Seeds | 16 | ||||||||||||
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John Newcombe was the defending champion, but was defeated in the fourth round by Arthur Ashe.