It was Novak Djokovic's sixth Wimbledon title and 20th at a major tournament, putting him tied for first on the all-time list with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
Ash Barty defeats Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3 for her second Grand Slam title, which also came on 50th anniversary of fellow Australian Evonne Goolagong Cawley's maiden crown.
Roger Federer's dream of winning a record-equalling ninth Wimbledon title ends with a heartbreaking quarter-final defeat by Poland's Hubert Hurkacz. Separately, Novak Djokovic reaches semi-final after defeating Hungary's Marton Fucsovics.
Russian Karen Khachanov will also make his Wimbledon quarter-finals debut to face Denis Shapovalov after a five-set win over American Sebastian Korda.
Less than 24 hours after Serena Williams and Adrian Mannarino pulled out of matches after slipping and getting injured, more players have come forward to complain about the unsafe surface.
Serena Williams was forced to retire from her first-round match at Wimbledon after she slipped while leading 3-1 in the opening set against Aliaksandra Sasnovich.
US tennis star Williams had not won a match since reaching the second round at the Australian Open in February but has shown she is far from finished upon her return to a favourite place, advancing to Wimbledon’s second round.
"I'm actually not on the Olympic list, so... Not that I'm aware of. If so, then I shouldn't be on it," Serena Williams says, while refusing to divulge reasons for her decision.
Roger Federer says that how things go over the coming fortnight will affect his plans for the next couple of months.
Rafa Nadal, 20-time Grand Slam champion, says two-week gap between French Open and Wimbledon not enough time for him to recuperate after demanding clay-court season.
Hundreds of sporting events disappeared around the world during 2020 in the midst of a raging Covid-19 pandemic.
Murray wore a coronavirus-conscious mask on his way to the unusual, no-spectators setting and avoided handshakes when he left. In between, the three-time Grand Slam champion offered his usual mix of hustling and muttering.
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