Sporting Life - Wimbledon 2008

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Wimbledon History: A glance back in time

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Take a look back in time at the history of SW19.

Results

Day 13 - Sunday July 6

Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer in a thrilling men's final, ending the Swiss star's five-year reign as Wimbledon champion.

Day 12 - Saturday July 5

Venus Williams beat sister Serena to win the ladies' singles for a fifth time, while there was joy for Great Britain as Laura Robson won the girls' title.

Day 11 - Friday July 4

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal set up another final clash with straight-sets wins, but Briton Jamie Murray lost in the semis of the mixed doubles.

Day 10 - Thursday July 3

Serena and Venus Williams won in the ladies' singles semis to set up a family-affair final, while Rainer Schuettler progressed to the last four of the men's singles.

Day Nine - Wednesday July 2

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal cruised into the men's semi-finals, beating Mario Ancic and Andy Murray respectively.

Day Eight - Tuesday July 1

Venus Williams, Elena Dementieva, Serena Williams and Jie Zheng will contest the women's semi-finals after victories on Tuesday.

Day Seven - Monday June 30

Andy Murray produced a stunning fightback to defeat Richard Gasquet in five sets on Centre Court, while defending champions Roger Federer and Venus Williams were also winners.

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2008 in pictures

All the best pictures from this year's tournament.

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Five classic finals

After Federer v Nadal, we recall five other great finals.

Nadal: Beat Federer in a magnificent final

Day 13 commentary

A detailed look back at the 13th day of this year's Wimbledon.

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