Capping a marvelous fortnight in which he never dropped a set, Roger Federer won his eighth Wimbledon trophy and 19th Grand Slam championship overall by overwhelming Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 in merely 1 hour, 41 minutes.
Martina Hingis and Jamie Murray won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title on Sunday, beating Henri Kontinen and Heather Watson 6-4, 6-4 on Centre Court.
When her initial two-year ban was reduced to 15 months, some questioned if Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam champion, was given beneficial treatment.
After winning 19 titles, Roger Federer has created history at the All England Club as being the only player to win 8 titles. "The journey has been amazing", said Federer.
The big-serving Croat played with a blister on his left foot in Sunday's Wimbledon final against Roger Federer.
The Swiss maestro claimed his 19th Grand Slam title 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 beating Marin Cilic at the iconic Centre Court in London.
Roger Federer wins his record 8th Wimbledon title by overwhelming Croatia's Marin Cilic in straight sets 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 in a lopsided final at Centre Court in London.
"It's great to go out there and play somebody that you admire," Muguruza said after her famous win over Venus Williams in Wimbledon final.
Just weeks from turning 36, Federer has continued his resurgent season through this fortnight at the All England Club by beating 2010 runner-up Tomas Berdych 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the semifinals on Friday.
Russian duo Makarova and Vesnina beat Chinese Taipei's Chan Hao-ching and Romania's Monica Niculescu 6-0 6-0 in a match that lasted only half an hour.
It took them nearly four and half hours to beat the Austrian and Croat pair.
With Garbine Muguruza defeating her role model Venus Williams to claim the Wimbledon title, Roger Federer faces Marin Cilic to set a record at the All England Club.
Spain's Garbine Muguruza out-powered Venus Williams in straight sets to win her first title at the All England Club in London.
"It's a big deal. I love this tournament. All my dreams came true here as a player. To have another chance to go for No. 8 now, be kind of so close now at this stage, is a great feeling." Roger Federer
Just weeks from turning 36, Federer continued his resurgent season and unchallenged run through this fortnight at the All England Club by conjuring up just enough brilliance to beat 2010 runner-up Tomas Berdych
The seventh-seed Cilic advanced to his second major final by beating Sam Querrey 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-5 on Friday on Centre Court.
At 37, Venus Williams is the oldest Wimbledon finalist since Martina Navratilova was the 1994 runner-up at that age.
According to the BBC, the doubles team of Zsombor Piros of Hungary and Wu Yibing of China were given white underpants and forced to change before their match on Wednesday.
Part of the appeal of Wimbledon - a tournament now known simply as The Championships, it first was contested in 1877.
Rohan Bopanna-Gabriela Dabrowski went down 7-6, 4-6, 5-7 to the unseeded duo of Henri Kontinen of Finland and Heather Watson of Britain in a quarter-final clash.
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