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For all the fluidity at Wimbledon in women’s singles, the tournament ended as most predicted. It concluded with Serena Williams hoisting another trophy, delivering another barrage of aces and taking another step forward among tennis’s all-time greats. It ended, 6-3, 6-2, against Vera Zvonareva on Saturday afternoon, in a little more than an hour, a victory stunning, lopsided and complete.

World number one Rafael Nadal ended the Wimbledon dream of home hope Andy Murray with a straight sets victory in their semifinal on Centre Court on Friday.

With six-time champion Roger Federer out, Rafael Nadal becomes the favorite for the Wimbledon men's title.

For the first time in eight years, Roger Federer won't be striding onto Centre Court for the Wimbledon final...

Five-time champion Venus Williams was ousted in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon on Tuesday, losing 6-2, 6-3 to 82nd-ranked Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria.

Yen-Hsun Lu of Taiwan pulled the upset of the tournament so far, beating Andy Roddick in Wimbledon's round of 16.

Roger Federer rolled into the quarterfinals with his easiest victory yet, while Kim Clijsters ousted Justine Henin.

Rafael Nadal says his right knee feels "good, good; not bad" after a 40-minute practice session at the All England Club.Toni Nadal, Rafael's uncle and coach, says the knee "is so much better" Sunday than it was a day earlier, when the 2008 Wimbledon champion received treatment from a trainer at changeovers during his five-set comeback victory in the third round.Rafael Nadal skipped the tournament last year because of tendinitis in both knees.

John Isner has won the longest tennis match on record by beating Nicolas Mahut 70-68 in the final set at Wimbledon...

It is already the longest tennis match in history, and it is still not done. John Isner of the United States and Nicolas Mahut of France fought to a fifth-set standoff, 59-59, after 10 hours of record-setting play in their first-round match at the 2010 Wimbledon championships.