Wimbledon timeline

Althea Gibson Wins The Women's Singles Title At Wimbledon

On July 6, 1957, Althea Gibson won the women's singles title at Wimbledon. She was the first African American to win a tennis championship at the... Read more

Rafael Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon

Rafael Nadal announced Friday that he would skip Wimbledon, citing tendinitis in his knees. “I played underneath myself for the last few... Read more

Serena Williams wins 2009 Wimbledon Women's Final

The Wimbledon women’s final had ended anticlimactically on Saturday, and Tony Adamson, the announcer at the All England Club, intoned: “Ladies and... Read more

Roger Federer wins 2009 Wimbledon Men's Final to surpass Pete Sampras's record 14 Grand Slam titles

On and on they held serve as the fifth set of the Wimbledon men’s final endured beyond all precedent. On and on, with shadows encroaching on the... Read more

Wimbledon's Longest Tennis Match Begins Between Isner and Mahut

On Tuesday, the match began at 6:13 PM. Read more

Isner and Mahut Match Suspended after Fourth Set due to Fading Light

The first-round match already had been suspended because of fading light Tuesday night after the fourth set. Read more

Isner and Mahut Match Resumes at the Start of the Forth Set

On Wednesday, play resumed with the players square at the start of the fifth set at 2:04 PM Read more

Isner and Mahut Match Suspended due to Darkness, Tied 59-59

After 118 games on Wednesday with no breaks of serve in the fifth, play had to be suspended due to darkness again at: 9:10 PM, tied 59-59 in... Read more

Isner and Mahut Match Resumes, Tied at 59-59

Play is continuing for a third day on Thursday. Isner and Mahut split the first four sets Tuesday, before it became too dark to play. They began... Read more

Isner beats Mahut 70-68 in Wimbledon's Longest Tennis Match

When The Match That Would Not End finally did, at 70-68 in the fifth set, after a record 11 hours, 5 minutes spread over three days, the customary... Read more

Isner and Mahut Match Sets Record for The Longest Tennis Match

After resuming on Wednesday 23 at 2:05 pm, the record for longest match was broken at 5:45 pm. Read more