Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in the final, 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships.

Andy Murray was the defending champion, but lost to Grigor Dimitrov in the quarterfinals.

Nick Kyrgios was the first man to reach the quarterfinals on their Wimbledon debut since Florian Mayer in 2004.

1, Rafael Nadal, in the fourth round, Kyrgios was the lowest-ranked player to defeat the world No.

1 entering the tournament, he was seeded second behind Djokovic due to his recent poor performances on grass (specifically, his early exits at Wimbledon the previous two years).