Only four players, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, have won the Wimbledon men's singles Championships during the last 20 years and just two of them, Djokovic and Murray, will be in the field for the 2023 event.

Djokovic has dominated the tournament in recent years. He is striving for a fifth successive Wimbledon victory and an eighth in total which would draw him level with Federer as the joint-most decorated player in the event's history and take him two clear of Nadal in the all-time Grand Slam winners tally (currently 23 to 22 in his favour). 

Federer made the last of 22 Wimbledon appearances in 2021 – reaching the quarter-finals – while Nadal has been ruled out this year after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his injured left hip. 

Murray made the last of his Wimbledon final appearances in 2016 – beating Milos Raonic – but he continues to compete and is 33/1 to triumph this year. Djokovic is the red hot 8/11 favourite.

What	Wimbledon 2023
Where	All England Club, London, England
When	Monday 3rd July - Sunday 16th July, 2023
How to watch	BBC, Eurosport or bet365 Sports Live Streaming
Odds	Men's outright: Novak Djokovic 1/1, Carlos Alcaraz 4/1, Matteo Berrettini 8/1, Daniil Medvedev 8/1

Djokovic aiming for a 24th Grand Slam title

Four players have landed at least five Wimbledon singles titles since the beginning of the Open era (1968), starting with Bjorn Borg, who burst onto the scene with his victory over Ilie Nastase in the 1976 final.

The Swede had just turned 20 when he won the tournament for the first time and he would not lose his next Wimbledon match until the 1981 final when succumbing to John McEnroe.

Borg was 25 year-old, five-times Wimbledon winner at the time of his loss to McEnroe but he soon retired from competition and would never play another match at the All England Club.

Three-times winner McEnroe remains a Wimbledon legend but his compatriot, Pete Sampras, is the most successful American in the tournament's history, lifting the trophy seven times between 1993 and 2000.

Sampras was the number one seed for the 2001 event but he lost in the fourth round to a 19-year-old Federer, signalling the end of an era and heralding the beginning of something new.

Federer was a beaten quarter-finalist that year, losing out to Tim Henman, but he was crowned the champion two years later, defeating Mark Philippousis in the 2003 final, and went on to land eight Wimbledon singles titles.

The Swiss is assured of his place in Wimbledon folklore but his status as the tournament's most successful player is coming under threat.

Djokovic won the first of seven Wimbledon titles in 2011, defeating Nadal in the final, and the Serbian has been unstoppable in recent years.

Three of Djokovic's triumphs came after victories over Federer, including the 2019 final which was secured by an astonishing 7-6 1-6 7-6 4-6 13-12 scoreline.

Djokovic chasing five in a row

Borg played his last match at Wimbledon at the age of 25 but several modern day players are performing at a high level well into their thirties including Djokovic and Murray, who are only two former champions in the 2023 field.

Djokovic landed his first Wimbledon title at the age of 24 and four of his seven successes have come since passing thirty.

The Serbian has not lost at Wimbledon since his 2017 quarter-final against Tomas Berdych when an injury forced him to retire in the early stages of the second set.

Djokovic has racked up 28 successive match wins at Wimbledon and has just edged ahead of Nadal on the total Grand Slam count (23 to 22) after overcoming Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open.

And, with Nadal expected to be out of action until 2024, the 36-year-old Serbian will be looking to extend his advantage and strengthen his claims to being recognised as the greatest male player of all time.

The only player to defeat Djokovic in a Wimbledon final was Murray, who triumphed 6-4 7-5 6-4 in 2013 to secure the first of two Wimbledon singles titles.

Murray won the event again in 2016 but he was a quarter-final loser to Sam Querrey the following year and his troublesome hip required surgery in January 2018, ending his spell towards the top end of the men's game.

The Scot has featured in ten Grand Slams since undergoing the first of two hip surgeries and has never advanced past the third round.

However, the 36-year-old’s build up to this year's Wimbledon has featured Challenger title wins at Surbiton and Nottingham and he will be hoping for perhaps one more decent run at the All England Club.

Wimbledon men’s winners (Open Era)

Year	Winner	Runner-up
1968	Rod Laver	Tony Roche
1969	Rod Laver	John Newcombe
1970	John Newcombe	Ken Rosewall
1971	John Newcombe	Stan Smith
1972	Stan Smith	Ilie Năstase
1973	Jan Kodeš	Alex Metreveli
1974	Jimmy Connors	Ken Rosewall
1975	Arthur Ashe	Jimmy Connors
1976	Björn Borg	Ilie Năstase
1977	Björn Borg	Jimmy Connors
1978	Björn Borg	Jimmy Connors
1979	Björn Borg	Roscoe Tanner
1980	Björn Borg	John McEnroe
1981	John McEnroe	Björn Borg
1982	Jimmy Connors	John McEnroe
1983	John McEnroe	Chris Lewis
1984	John McEnroe	Jimmy Connors
1985	Boris Becker	Kevin Curren
1986	Boris Becker	Ivan Lendl
1987	Pat Cash	Ivan Lendl
1988	Stefan Edberg	Boris Becker
1989	Boris Becker	Stefan Edberg
1990	Stefan Edberg	Boris Becker
1991	Michael Stich	Boris Becker
1992	Andre Agassi	Goran Ivanišević
1993	Pete Sampras	Jim Courier
1994	Pete Sampras	Goran Ivanišević
1995	Pete Sampras	Boris Becker
1996	Richard Krajicek	MaliVai Washington
1997	Pete Sampras	Cédric Pioline
1998	Pete Sampras	Goran Ivanišević
1999	Pete Sampras	Andre Agassi
2000	Pete Sampras	Patrick Rafter
2001	Goran Ivanišević	Patrick Rafter
2002	Lleyton Hewitt	David Nalbandian
2003	Roger Federer	Mark Philippoussis
2004	Roger Federer	Andy Roddick
2005	Roger Federer	Andy Roddick
2006	Roger Federer	Rafael Nadal
2007	Roger Federer	Rafael Nadal
2008	Rafael Nadal	Roger Federer
2009	Roger Federer	Andy Roddick
2010	Rafael Nadal	Tomáš Berdych
2011	Novak Djokovic	Rafael Nadal
2012	Roger Federer	Andy Murray
2013	Andy Murray	Novak Djokovic
2014	Novak Djokovic	Roger Federer
2015	Novak Djokovic	Roger Federer
2016	Andy Murray	Milos Raonic
2017	Roger Federer	Marin Čilić
2018	Novak Djokovic	Kevin Anderson
2019	Novak Djokovic	Roger Federer
2020	No competition
2021	Novak Djokovic	Matteo Berrettini
2022	Novak Djokovic	Nick Kyrgios