Nadal's golden moment

As forecast, he saw off Tomas Berdych in straight sets 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 to lift the golden trophy for the second time, winning his eighth Slam title. Given that the Spaniard is 24, observers could only wonder how many more such wins the future may yet hold for him.

At the turn of the year, all the talk was that his knee injuries were so chronic that his best days were already behind him. Now he has rendered such gossip plain foolish, and tennis is fortunate indeed to have a champion of his charisma.

That match was followed on the Centre Court by the final of the Mixed Doubles. Leander Paes and Cara Black added to their career hauls of Slam titles by beating Wesley Moodie and Lisa Raymond 6-4, 7-6 (7-5). This was an occasion where the average age of the competitors was almost 34.

For Paes and Black, this was the sixth and the fifth Mixed Slam title of their respective careers (and indeed in 1999 Paes won this very title with today's opponent Lisa Raymond).

Of course, there was also action on No.1 Court. Marton Fucsovics became the first Hungarian to win the Boys' Singles. In a close two-setter, he beat Australia's Benjamin Mitchell 6-4, 6-4 to win his first Grand Slam title.

This encounter was of such quality that two-time Wimbledon champion Martina Hingis called in to take a look during the second set, and she was rewarded with the best period of play in the match. She was there to see 18-year-old Fucsovics' moment of triumph.

That match was followed by the Ladies' Invitation Doubles. Just weeks after her latest course of radiation treatment for breast cancer, Martina Navratilova partnered Jana Novotna to victory over Tracy Austin and Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel 7-5, 6-0.

Events concluded with the all-British Wimbledon final - ah, rare words - in the Boys' Doubles. Liam Broady and Tom Farquharson beat Lewis Burton and George Morgan 7-6 (7-4), 6-4.

On Court 18, action began with the Men's Invitation Doubles, where the American pair of Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer saw off Wayne Ferreira and Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-3, 6-2.

In the Girls' Doubles, Timea Babos completed an excellent day for Hungarian juniors by teaming with Sloane Stephens of the USA to beat Irina Khromacheva and Elina Svitolina 6-7, 6-2, 6-2.

Then the Gentlemen's Senior Invitational Doubles was concluded when Pat Cash and Mark Woodforde beat Jeremy Bates and Anders Jarryd 6-2, 7-6.

Source: wimbledon.org