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Quotes of the tournament

Posted by The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand on 8 Jul 2008 8:34 am. Filed under Wimbledon.
With talk of cross dressing and a helipad for Court 18, the weird and wonderful things the players said off court were as memorable as the incredible tennis. Read our selection of the best quotes from Wimbledon 2008.
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Record traffic to wimbledon.org

Posted by The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand on 7 Jul 2008 9:31 pm. Filed under Wimbledon.
11.7 million unique users visited wimbledon.org over The Championships, an increase of 3 million from 2007. There were 287.5m page views, with each unique user spending an average of 70 minutes on the website.
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Wimbledon 2008 in review

Posted by The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand on 7 Jul 2008 7:57 am. Filed under Wimbledon.
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.
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Epic Men’s Final attracts 13.1m

Posted by The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand on 6 Jul 2008 11:22 pm. Filed under Wimbledon.
Rafael Nadal’s win over Roger Federer, one of the most hard-fought and thrilling Wimbledon Men’s Finals of all-time, was watched by a peak audience of 13.1m viewers (9.15pm) on BBC ONE on Sunday night.
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Highlights of Wimbledon 2008

Posted by The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand on 6 Jul 2008 10:23 pm. Filed under Wimbledon.
The shocks, the fashion statements and the Federer/Nadal rivalry: Wimbledon 2008 had many memorable moments – and even the weather managed to put on a decent performance.
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Nadal delighted with ‘amazing’ win

Posted by The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand on 6 Jul 2008 9:16 pm. Filed under Wimbledon.
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.
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Highlights of the championships

Posted by The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand on 6 Jul 2008 8:34 am. Filed under Wimbledon.
The shocks, the fashion statements and the Federer/Nadal rivalry: Wimbledon 2008 had many memorable moments – and even the weather managed to put on a decent performance.
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Darkest hour for Federer

Posted by The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand on 6 Jul 2008 6:37 am. Filed under Wimbledon.
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.
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Nadal nicks title after five-set thriller

Posted by The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand on 6 Jul 2008 6:22 am. Filed under Wimbledon.
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.
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Final drama provides special ending

Posted by The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand on 6 Jul 2008 6:16 am. Filed under Wimbledon.
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

Posted by The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand on 6 Jul 2008 6:11 am. Filed under Wimbledon.
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.
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Roger unravels on Centre Court

Posted by The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand on 6 Jul 2008 6:07 am. Filed under Wimbledon.
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.
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Sunday 6 July - As it happens

Posted by The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand on 6 Jul 2008 5:56 am. Filed under Wimbledon.
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.
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Sublime Spaniard stretches the imagination

Posted by The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand on 6 Jul 2008 5:22 am. Filed under Wimbledon.
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.
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Martina misses title chance

Posted by The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 - Grand on 6 Jul 2008 4:35 am. Filed under Wimbledon.
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.
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