Matches in Men Singles were played in five sets. Single elimination system was applied in the tournament. That means a player who lost in a single match was immediately eliminated from the tournament. Goran Ivanisevic showed amazing performance in Men Singles at the 1998 Wimbledon Tennis Tournament.
Participation of countries in men Singles at the 2002 wimbledon Tennis Tournament:
As popularity of Tennis increased through out the world, more and more nations started to take part in this biggest tennis tournament. The players from United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Armenia, Argentina, Israel, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Thailand, Austria, Netherlands, Italy, Russia, Canada, South Korea, Slovakia, South Africa, France, Denmark, Belarus, Australia, Zimbabwe, Brazil and Romania enthusiastically competed in different events.
Performance in men Singles at the 2002 wimbledon Tennis Tournament:
Total 8 sections were held in the Singles Tournament. Each section included 4 rounds. The loser in each round was eliminated from the contest. The winners in the fourth round of each section qualified for the quarterfinals. Following players in the 8 sections qualified for the quarterfinals:
Roger Federer from Switzerland, Tim Henman from United Kingdom, Marat Safin from Russia, Goran Ivanisevic from Croatia, Thomas Enqvist from Sweden, Australia's Patrick Rafter, Nicolas Escude from France, Andre Agassi from United States
In the quarterfinals, Roger Federer was defeated by Tim Henman by 7-5, 7-6, 2-6 and 7-6. Goran Ivanisevic defeated Marat Safin by 7-6, 7-5, 3- and 7-6. Patrick Rafter won in the match played against Thomas Enqvist by 6-1, 6-3 and 7-6. Andre Agassi defeated Nicolas Escude by 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 and 6-2. The winners qualified for the semifinals.
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