Rafael Nadal has ended the five-year reign of Roger Federer at Wimbledon, capturing his first men's singles title at the All England Club with a thrilling 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-7 (8-10), 9-7 triumph.
Rain has delayed the start of the men's final at Wimbledon.
After moving within a victory of his sixth consecutive Wimbledon title, Roger Federer found time to catch only a few games of Rafael Nadal's semifinal. Federer does have a DVD of Nadal's match, but he wasn't exactly rushing to use it for scouting purposes before they meet for the Wimbledon championship Sunday.
Venus Williams won another title- match battle with her sister, Serena, downing her younger sibling in straight sets on Saturday for her fifth Wimbledon championship.
When Venus Williams won her second match point of the day at Wimbledon, even little sister Serena could celebrate.
This time, big sister put little sister in her place.
Wimbledon, England (Sports Network) - Canada's Daniel Nestor and Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic bested the eighth-seeded duo of Sweden's Jonas Bjorkman and Zimbabwe's Kevin Ullyett for a four-set victory in Saturday's men's doubles final at Wimbledon.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will meet in their third consecutive Wimbledon final after commanding semifinal victories Friday.
World No. 1 Roger Federer, seeking a sixth straight title here, and two-time runner-up Rafael Nadal were Friday's semifinal winners at The Championships, Wimbledon. The two superstars will meet in the lucrative final here for the third time in three years on Sunday.
The world No. 1 twin Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike, came up semifinal losers Thursday at Wimbledon.
Reigning champion Venus Williams reached her seventh career Wimbledon final on Thursday by straight-setting Russian Elena Dementieva on the grass at Wimbledon.
For only the second time at this 2008 fortnight, rain has disrupted play at Wimbledon, where the men's quarterfinals are the order of the day on Day 9.
Five-time champion Roger Federer outclassed Mario Ancic - the last man to beat him at Wimbledon - in straight sets Wednesday to reach the semifinals and extend his grass-court winning streak to 64 matches on the first day of significant rain delays at the All England Club.
Roger Federer stretched his winning streak on grass to 64 matches and reached the Wimbledon semifinals Wednesday by beating Mario Ancic 6-1, 7-5, 6-4.
Roger Federer and 16 of the other top 20 men and Ana Ivanovic and 17 other top 20 women have entered the tennis tournament at next month's Beijing Olympics.
Marat Safin advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals Wednesday by beating Feliciano Lopez 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-2 to set up a match against five-time champion Roger Federer.
Reigning champion Venus Williams was a quarterfinal winner Tuesday at Wimbledon, where the powerful American is seeking a fifth title in nine years at the storied All England Club.
The Williams sisters moved closer to another Wimbledon final Tuesday, using their power tennis to cruise into the semifinals in straight sets. Defending champion and four-time winner Venus Williams beat Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-4, 6-3, and two-time champ Serena swept 19-year-old Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-4, 6-0.
Serena Williams has joined sister Venus in the Wimbledon semifinals by beating Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-0.
Zheng Jie became the first Chinese player to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament Tuesday, beating Nicole Vaidisova 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 at Wimbledon.
Second-seed Rafael Nadal (nah-DAHL') says he has a score to settle with Federer.
One more time: Federer vs. Nadal at Wimbledon
