The 122nd Championships came to the most magnificent of conclusions as Spain's Rafael Nadal brought the five-time champion Roger Federer crashing to earth in the longest final in the history of The All England Club.
Rafael Nadal ended Roger Federer's five-year reign as the king of Centre Court by winning the longest-ever Wimbledon men's final. The French Open champion survived a Federer fightback and two rain delays to win in five sets.
Four weeks since he restricted Roger Federer to four games in the French Open final, Rafael Nadal robbed the Swiss of his most treasured possession: his Wimbledon crown.
After his epic five-set defeat, disconsolate Roger Federer's mood in the post-match press conference was as dark as the sky had been over Centre Court as his chances of a sixth straight title slipped away into the night.
Rafael Nadal has hailed his 'amazing' victory at Wimbledon over Roger Federer in the men's singles final. He also revealed that he apologised to the five-times Wimbledon champion for defeating him in the epic five-set thrillier.
Venus Williams claimed her fifth Wimbledon singles crown after ending her losing run against sister Serena in Grand Slam finals to win 7-5, 6-4 in a riveting match which wonderfully lived up to the occasion.
Venus Williams described winning her fifth Wimbledon title as sending her into "the stratosphere". She praised her sister, the beaten finalist, as "the ultimate sportsperson" and said she hoped to win more trophies.
It was a sombre Serena WIlliams that skulked into the press room after her defeat to sister Venus. The 26-year-old admitted she was happy for her older sibling but was visibly disappointed with her own performance.
Richard Williams had flown home early, safe in the knowledge that the name 'Williams' would be on the winner's trophy after the ladies' singles final. The full name was 'Venus Williams', who defended her title against sister Serena.
British tennis's shining new star Laura Robson became the first home player since Annabel Croft in 1984 to win the girls' singles title with a nerveless three-set victory against third seed Noppawan Lertcheewakarn of Thailand.
