Sunday 8 July – Day 13 Finals

Gentlemen’s Singles – Final
Roger Federer (SUI)[3] def. Andy Murray (GBR)[4] 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4

Mixed Doubles – Final
Mike Bryan (USA)[2] / Lisa Raymond(USA)[2] def. Leander Paes (IND)[4] / Elena Vesnina(RUS)[4] 6-3 5-7 6-4

Saturday 7 July – Day 12 Finals

Ladies’ Singles – Finals
Serena Williams (USA)[6] def. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)[3] 6-1 5-7 6-2

Gentlemen’s Doubles – Finals
Jonathan Marray (GBR) / Frederik Nielsen(DEN) def. Robert Lindstedt (SWE)[5] / Horia Tecau(ROU)[5] 4-6 6-4 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 6-3

Ladies’ Doubles – Finals

Serena Williams (USA) / Venus Williams(USA) def. Andrea Hlavackova (CZE)[6] / Lucie Hradecka(CZE)[6] 7-5 6-4

News

Federer denies Murray and wins seventh singles title
Roger Federer won the Wimbledon men’s singles title for a record-equalling seventh time when he defeated Britain’s Andy Murray 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4. Murray made a great start, winning the first set but the Swiss fought back brilliantly and has now regained the world No.1 ranking with this victory.

Stunning Serena wins fifth Wimbledon singles title
Stunning Serena wins fifth Wimbledon singles title
Serena Williams does not keep her Grand Slam runners-up trophies. She can’t bear to look at them, so repelled is she by defeat. Somewhere on the planet four such prizes are gathering rust, two from the All England Club and two from the US Open. So one way or another, the 2012 Wimbledon final was about number five – a fifth title for Serena here, or a fifth runners-up plate to be discarded on the scrapheap. She knew which she wanted, and she made it happen.

Thrilling finish as Williams sisters power to fifth doubles title
Thrilling finish as Williams sisters power to fifth doubles title
Serena Williams may have defeated Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 earlier in the day to lift her fifth Wimbledon Crown and 14th Grand Slam singles title but she was forced to delay any plans for celebration.
However, it was worth the wait. Exactly one hour and 18 minutes later Venus fired down an ace to secure a 7-5, 6-4 victory earning the sisters their fifth Wimbledon ladies doubles title and 13th Grand Slam ladies doubles win together.

Murray digs deep to reach first Wimbledon final
Mike Sangster once, Roger Taylor three times, Tim Henman four, Andy Murray three. Great Britain’s 11-match SW19 semi-final horror sequence of defeats is finally over as Murray became the first home player to reach a Wimbledon men’s singles final since 1938, with a nerve-jangling four sets win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. After 74 hurtful years, nothing was ever going to be simple and the final realisation that history had at last been put to bed came in anti-climatic fashion.

Sublime Federer stuns Djokovic to reach record eighth final
Roger Federer is back where he seems to belong best. Not only one of the two men who’ll be vying for the 2012 Wimbledon title after his semi-final win over Novak Djokovic, but making history simply by being there, his eighth appearance in the final yet another record in a career of many. Adding even more significance, Federer will also reclaim the world No.1 ranking if he wins a record-equalling seventh Wimbledon title on Sunday.

Serena chases two titles in one day
Serena Williams, a finalist in the Ladies’ Singles against Agnieszka Radwanska on Saturday, will now be playing to take home two titles on Saturday. Joined by older sister Venus, the 12-time Grand Slam-winning team defeated top seeds and fellow Americans Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond 2-6, 6-1, 6-2.

Friday 6 July – Day 11 Semifinals

Centre Court starting 1:00 PM
Gentlemen’s Singles – Semi-finals

Roger Federer (SUI)[3] b. Novak Djokovic (SRB)[1] 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3

Andy Murray (GBR)[4] b. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)[5] 6-3 6-4 3-6 7-5

Thursday 5 July – Day 10 Semifinals

Centre Court starting 1:00 PM
Ladies’ Singles – Semi-finals
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)[3] b. Angelique Kerber (GER)[8] 6-3 6-4
Serena Williams (USA)[6] b. Victoria Azarenka (BLR)[2] 6-3 7-6(6)

Wednesday 4 July – Day 9 Quarterfinals

Gentlemen’s Singles – Quarterfinals
Roger Federer (SUI)[3] b. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)[26] 6-1 6-2 6-2
Andy Murray (GBR)[4] b. David Ferrer (ESP)[7] 6-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-4 7-6(4)
Novak Djokovic (SRB)[1] b. Florian Mayer (GER)[31] 6-4 6-1 6-4 7-6(5) 4-6 7-6(3) 6-2
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)[5] b. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)[27]

Tuesday 3 July – Day 8 Round 4 / Quarterfinals

Ladies’ Singles – Quarterfinals
S.Williams(USA) [6] b. P.Kvitova(CZE) [4] 6-3 7-5
A.Kerber(GER) [8] b. S.Lisicki(GER) [15] 6-3 6-7 7-5
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)[3] b. Maria Kirilenko (RUS)[17] 7-5 4-6 7-5
Victoria Azarenka (BLR)[2] b. Tamira Paszek (AUT) 6-3 7-6(4)

Wimbledon 2012 in pictures

Wimbledon 2012 2nd round – Unseeded Czech Lukas Rosol sends Nadal packing: Rafael Nadal has sensationally crashed out in the second round to unseeded Czech Lukas Rosol in five sets, 6-7(9), 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4

Wimledon 2012 2nd round – Heather Watson becomes the first British woman in 10 years to reach the third round at Wimbledon (Getty)

Day 1 of the 2012 Wimbledon tournament was rough for Americans, as both Venus Williams and John Isner were among those sent packing.

Tournament Schedule
25 June to 8 July

2011 Champions
Men’s Singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia ) b. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Women’s Singles Petra Kvitová (Czech Republic) b. Maria Sharapova (Russia ) 6–3, 6–4

Wimbledon winners 2011 Novak Jokovic & Petra Kvitova

Record breakers
Men Singles: Pete Sampras 7 titles (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)
Women Singles: Martina Navratilova 9 titles (1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990)

About Wimbledon Tournament
The Wimbledon Tennis Championships, or simply Wimbledon (25 June – 8 July in 2012), is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors being the Australian Open, French Open and US Open. Wimbledon is the only Major still played on grass, the game’s original surface, which gave the game of lawn tennis its name.

Wimbledon stadium

The hard court (Plexicushion) Australian Open and clay court French Open precede Wimbledon in the calendar year. The hard court (DecoTurf) US Open follows. For men, the grass court Queen’s Club Championships, also in London, as well as the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany, serve as warm-up events. For women, the AEGON Classic in Birmingham and 2 joint events, the UNICEF Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands and the Eastbourne International serve as warm-up events to Wimbledon.

Wimbledon traditions include a strict dress code for competitors, the eating of strawberries and cream by the spectators, and Royal patronage. The tournament is also notable for the absence of sponsor advertising around the courts. In 2009, Wimbledon’s Centre Court was fitted with a retractable roof to prevent rain delaying and interrupting Centre Court matches during the tournament.