Just when you thought this tournament had seen everything – Venus Williams winning a fifth title; the resurgence of Marat Safin; a first British girls’ winner since 1984 – Rafeal Nadal and Roger Federer went and topped it all.
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Matches of the tournament
July 6th, 2008 
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand Top seeds crashing out, lucky net cords and that final – the Championships has been a roller-coaster of emotions right to its dramatic climax. Here, the Wimbledon website team reflects on the most memorable moments.
Roger unravels on Centre Court
July 6th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand As the light faded over Centre Court, an era faded with it. Roger Federer’s grasp on the Championships was finally loosened by Rafael Nadal in a final that will remembered forever by all who saw it.
Sunday 6 July – As it happens
July 6th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand Will Roger Federer win his sixth consecutive title or is this the year that Rafael Nadal finally adds grass success to his clay-court genius? Follow the final here live on the Championships blog.
Sublime Spaniard stretches the imagination
July 6th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand 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, the title that defined him: his Wimbledon crown.
Martina misses title chance
July 6th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand Martina Navratilova’s bid to add yet another Wimbledon title to her record haul ended in disappointment, as she and Helena Sukova fell in the final of the ladies invitational doubles to Jana Novotna and Kathy Rinaldi.
Junior doubles wins for Moore/Hercog and Hsieh/Yang
July 6th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand Five Australians were in the finals of the junior doubles but only one emerged victorious. Jessica Moore and Polona Hercog beat Isabella Holland and Sally Peers, while Bernard Tomic and Matt Reid lost to Cheng-Peng Hsieh and Tsung-Hua Yang.
Dutchmen retain wheelchair crown
July 6th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand Dutch duo Robin Ammerlaan and Ronald Vink have retained their Wimbledon Wheelchairs Masters Series title after a 6-7 (6-8), 6-1, 6-3 victory over French pair Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer.
Venus, Serena win Wimbledon doubles (AP)
July 5th, 2008 Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News The Williams family has collected a second Wimbledon championship Saturday. Sisters Venus and Serena Williams paired to beat Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur 6-2, 6-2 in the women’s doubles final. The match began about 3 1/2 hours after Venus finished beating Serena 7-5, 6-4 in the women’s singles title match.
Serena knows what to expect from Venus (AP)
July 5th, 2008 Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News Not long after losing to her older sister in the Wimbledon final, Serena Williams was already gathering the information she’ll need to beat Venus the next time they face each other. Venus, who won her fifth Wimbledon title by beating Serena 7-5, 6-4 Saturday, repeatedly hit big serves into Serena’s body to defeat her sister for the first time in three Wimbledon finals.
Saturday 5 July – As it happens
July 5th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand Serena .v. Venus, Laura Robson in the girls’ final , men’s doubles with Bjorkman/Ullyett facing Nestor/Zimonjic and a second dose of the Williams sisters in the ladies’ doubles versus Raymond/Stosur. Follow all the finals here live on the Championships blog.
History repeating: Borg and Federer
July 5th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand As Roger Federer aims for a record sixth consecutive Wimbledon title, are there any similarities between his 2008 campaign and Bjorn Borg’s bid in 1981 to claim his sixth Championship?
Safin’s game plan no good vs. Federer (AP)
July 5th, 2008 Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News Marat Safin went into the match with a plan for beating Roger Federer, only for the five-time champion to take it apart almost at will. The two-time Grand Slam champion from Russia knew what he needed to do upset Federer and stop his amazing 39-match winning streak at the All England Club, but Federer just wouldn’t let him do it and beat Safin 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-4 on Friday in the semifinals.
Quotes of the day – 5 July
July 5th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand Read our selection from the best quotes on ladies’ final day at Wimbledon, including what Venus plans next, what Serena thinks went wrong, Roger Federer on his rivarly with Rafael Nadal and Laura Robson.
Solemn Serena rues loss
July 5th, 2008
The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand 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.
