In any ordinary second week of Wimbledon, the tennis world would be sitting back to watch the top women gradually whittled down to a quarter-final launchpad to a pair of largely predictable midweek semis
There are few fans of tennis who, this time last year, would have predicted the match that Wimbledon will serve up on the opening day of week two
Wimbledon 2010 opened this Monday with such drama on Centre Court that Roger Federer was quickly the headline story
Where to begin with a rivalry that has captured the imagination with every step through its 20 meetings on the tennis stage?
For a decade, at least one of them has played every single Wimbledon final but one, and in eight of those ten years, a Williams has won
The final line-up at the Aegon Championships may not have been the one anticipated
The matches are totting up on the draw sheets at the Aegon Championships despite obligatory rain breaks on every day
As one door closes, another opens, and it is the door to the glorious grass
In beating Robin Söderling 6-4 6-2 6-4, Nadal reclaimed the title he had won four times before
With so much to gain for both players this year’s final looks set to be an engaging affair
Nadal has accumulated 202 career wins on clay faster than any other man
Suddenly, fans around the world remembered what they loved about this sport and this tournament
At the 13th time of asking Soderling defeated Federer 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-4 in two hours and 30 minutes
