Roger Federer survived a ferocious onslaught from Rafael Nadal to win his fifth consecutive Wimbledon singles title, finally taming the inspired Spaniard 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 2-6, 6-2 overnight.
Venus Williams has beaten France's Marion Bartoli 6-4, 6-1 to win the Wimbledon women's singles title for a fourth time overnight. The American, who was only the 23rd seed, added to her 2000, 2001 and 2005 titles with another turbo-charged display of tennis...
Venus Williams believes her fourth Wimbledon title could herald the start of a new period of dominance for herself and her sister Serena in women's tennis.
Justine Henin came through a bruising encounter with Serena Williams to reach the semi-finals at Wimbledon. The world number one won the only break point of a high-quality first set before serving out in clinical fashion.
Rafael Nadal said that Wimbledon officials "did not think about the players" after his rain-interrupted win over Robin Soderling. The pair had begun with the knock-up on Saturday evening,
Third seed Andy Roddick completed a rain-interrupted win over Paul-Henri Mathieu on Centre Court on Wednesday. The American was about to serve for a two-set lead when rain stopped play on Tuesday evening, and he duly served it out in Wednesday's opening game.
Venus Williams prevailed in the battle of the former champions, defeating 2004 winner Maria Sharapova 6-1 6-3. The three-time winner took advantage of the second seed's error-strewn play to wrap up the first set in 33 minutes.
Wimbledon organisers are fighting an increasingly desperate battle to get this year's event finished on time. With rain falling on seven out of eight days so far, the tournament is badly behind schedule and struggling with a backlog of matches in all competitions.
France's Marion Bartoli caused a major Wimbledon upset by defeating third seed Jelena Jankovic in the fourth round. Not many had the Court One match down for an upset, but 18th seed Bartoli held her nerve to win 3-6 7-5 6-3.
Second seed Rafael Nadal's Wimbledon hopes hang in the balance for the second night in a row after another rain-hit day at Wimbledon. The Spaniard, who missed a match point in the third-set tie-break on Monday, resumed his match against Robin Soderling a break up in the final set.
Top seed Justine Henin wasted little time in booking her fourth-round spot at Wimbledon on Friday. The Belgian, aiming to win the only Grand Slam to so far elude her, beat Elena Vesnina 6-1 6-3 on Court Two.
Roger Federer could face the first test of his title credentials when he faces unpredictable Russian Marat Safin in the third round of Wimbledon on Friday. The clash between the former world number one and the current incumbent is the third match on Centre Court.
Federer took just over an hour and a half to ease past Del Potro Wimbledon champion Roger Federer took just 11 minutes on day four to wrap up a convincing 6-2 7-5 6-1 win over Argentine teen Juan Martin del Potro. After an overnight rain delay, Federer returned with a two-set lead and soon secured his 50th straight win on grass.
Maria Sharapova eased into the third round at Wimbledon, defeating France's Severine Bremond 6-0 6-3 under a spell of rare sunshine on Centre Court. The Russian rattled through the opener without dropping a game and, after a momentary loss of focus, closed the match in one hour 17 minutes.
Tim Henman suffered another desperate Wimbledon disappointment as he came back from two sets down only to lose in the fifth to Spain's Feliciano Lopez. The Briton, playing his 14th Wimbledon, looked doomed at two sets and a break down but found his best form to level.
Two-time Wimbledon runner-up Andy Roddick saw off Thailand's Danai Udomchoke 6-3 6-4 7-6 (7-3) to make the third round of this year's tournament. The American third seed had to fend off break points in both the first two sets against the world number 114.
Local hope Tim Henman overcame Spaniard Carlos Moya in five sets to advance to the second round. Local hope Tim Henman rolled back the years to emerge triumphant from an epic battle with Carlos Moya in the pick of the second day's action at Wimbledon overnight.
French Open champion Rafael Nadal came through a tricky encounter with American Mardy Fish to reach round two at Wimbledon. The Spanish clay-court expert, who reached the final last year, gave further proof of his ability on grass with a 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 victory.
Richard Bloomfield suffered a first-round exit at Wimbledon despite a brave display against Lleyton Hewitt. Bloomfield was quickly 5-2 down but the British number four fought his way back and had two break points with the opening set poised at 5-5.
Roger Federer began his 2007 Wimbledon campaign with an easy win over Teimuraz Gabashvili on a rain-hit opening day. The Swiss world number one, chasing a fifth straight Wimbledon title, saw off the unseeded Russian 6-3 6-2 6-4.
The start of play at Wimbledon has been delayed by at least two hours until 1400 BST after heavy rain. Roger Federer will begin his bid to equal Bjorn Borg's Open-era record of five straight titles when the Wimbledon Championships finally get under way.
Great Britain's Andy Murray has pulled out of Wimbledon after failing to recover from a wrist injury. Murray had left his decision to the last minute in order to give himself the best possible chance of playing.
Roger Federer will begin his bid to equal Bjorn Borg's Open-era record of five straight titles when the Wimbledon Championships get under way on Monday. The world number one will open up proceedings on Centre Court against Russian Teimuraz Gabashvili.
Andy Murray will play at Wimbledon providing he feels no ill effects after a final practice session on Sunday. The British number will make a final decision on Monday, but hopes he has made a full recovery from a wrist injury after five weeks out of action.
She may only be ranked 46 in the world but Sania Mirza will be one of the most scrutinised performers at this year's Wimbledon. India has had its fair share of tennis stars in the past but until the 20-year-old from Hyderabad arrived they had been exclusively male.
The fact that Roger Federer tops the seedings for the men's singles at the 2007 Championships comes as no surprise, since the Swiss world number one will be aiming for his fifth straight victory on the lawns of the All England Club. Also as expected are the second and third seedings awarded to Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick, in line with their world rankings.
The Draw for the 2007 Wimbledon Championships was held at the All England Lawn Tennis Club at 10:00am on Friday 22 June in the main press interview room, located in the Millennium Building.
With Wimbledon looming the BBC Sport website is following the progress of Briton Anna Fitzpatrick through qualifying and at The Championships themselves.
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Federer Andy Roddick Lleyton Hewitt Rafael
Nadal Marat Safin Tim Henman Guillermo
Canas - withdrawn Nikolay Davydenko Sebastien
Grosjean Mario Ancic Joachim Johansson
Thomas Johansson Tommy Robredo Radek Stepanek
Guillermo Coria Mariano Puerta David Ferrer
David Nalbandian Tommy Haas Ivan Ljubicic
Fernando Gonzalez Dominik Hrbaty Juan
Carlos Ferrero Taylor Dent Nicolas Kiefer
Feliciano Lopez Richard Gasquet Jiri Novak
Nicolas Massu Robin Soderling Mikhail
Youzhny Filippo Volandri Olivier Rochus
Lindsay Davenport Maria Sharapova Amelie
Mauresmo Serena Williams Svetlana Kuznetsova
Elena Dementieva Justine Henin-Hardenne
Nadia Petrova Anastasia Myskina Patty
Schnyder Vera Zvonareva Mary Pierce Elena
Likhovtseva Venus Williams Kim Clijsters
Nathalie Dechy Jelena Jankovic Tatiana
Golovin Ana Ivanovic Daniela Hantuchova
Francesca Schiavone Silvia Farina Elia
Ai Sugiyama Shinobu Asagoe Karolina Sprem
Flavia Pennetta Nicole Vaidisova Amy Frazier
Marion Bartoli Dinara Safina Anabel Medina
Garrigues Virginie Razzano Sania Mirza