Wimbledon 2010 has provided so many memorable moments, it's easy to forget some of them.
It was a tournament in which the Queen's first visit in 33 years was overshadowed by the culmination of the world's longest tennis match as an American and a Frenchman were catapulted to worldwide fame over 11 hours and five minutes.
Britain managed to sink to a new low with their worst ever singles performance, but still provided a semi-finalist in the men's, two junior semi-finalists - and both teams in the boys' doubles final.
The six-time champion began the tournament with a titanic tussle against an unheralded Colombian, and ended it with a surly press conference following his earliest defeat since 2002.
And there were no rain delays - not a single one - and that hasn't happened for 15 years.
The roof on Centre Court moved mainly to shade the sensitive souls in the royal box from the scorching sun - except on a remarkable opening day of the Championships.
World number 60 Alejandro Falla threatened to cause one of the biggest upsets in the history of tennis when he served for victory against top seed, defending champion and six-time winner Roger Federer.
After more than three hours on court, Federer survived by the skin of his teeth, but a gripping day was far from over.
Federer's unexpected struggle meant Novak Djokovic and Olivier Rochus did not make it onto Centre Court for their first round match until gone 6.30pm.
They eventually left it under the roof at 10.58pm, making it the latest finish in Wimbledon history - and many left the All England Club wondering if they had witnessed the greatest first day of a Grand Slam in history. By Wednesday, though, the drama had heightened.
Locked at two sets all when darkness fell on Tuesday, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut returned to Court 18 to complete their first round match shortly after 2pm.
Seven hours later, the light failed them again, with the score at 59-59 in the final set.
Records were not just broken, but smashed - the longest match, the most aces, the longest set, the most games in a set and match...
It eventually ended with Isner winning 6-4 3-6 6-7 (7-9) 7-6 (7-3) 70-68 on Thursday.
"It's the greatest advertisement we've ever had for our sport beyond the spectacle of a Wimbledon final like Federer versus Nadal," said John McEnroe, who sat courtside with Tracy Austin to see the culmination. "I'm so proud to be part of this great game and see those guys perform physically."
The Queen stayed at Wimbledon long enough to see Andy Murray polish off Jarkko Nieminen in straight sets, but despite her 33-year absence, Isner and Mahut stole the front page headlines.
Isner went out in the next round, returned to the United States, was immediately booked for the David Letterman Show and Good Morning America, and threw out the first pitch at the Yankee Stadium.
Mahut, who incredibly played doubles later on the same day and the same court on which he lost the match, was offered a free holiday to Mauritius.
Meanwhile, back at Wimbledon, the shocks kept coming: Rafael Nadal twice came from behind to beat Robin Haase; three-time finalist Andy Roddick lost to unseeded Yen-Hsun Lu, who afterwards offered to show journalists his chicken-catching skills; five-time champion Venus Williams was beaten by Tsvetana Pironkova, like Lu, the world number 82.
Even the Brits got in on the act, Chris Eaton and Dominic Inglot upsetting top seeds and two-time defending champions Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic in the men's doubles.
But all that was small fry compared to the fall of the king.
The grounds buzzed with the news that Federer had been dethroned by Tomas Berdych, recalling the time seven-time champion Pete Sampras was bundled out by George Bastl in 2002.
And Federer's halo slipped further in many people's eyes when he blamed the defeat on injuries he had not previously mentioned, adding: "If I'm healthy I can handle those guys. I played these guys 10 times. They're not going to reinvent themselves in a year."
Murray, meanwhile, was making serene progress. By the quarter-final stage, he was the only man not to have dropped a set.
And with England out of the World Cup, and Wimbledon beginning to edge its way on to the back pages, the world number four suddenly found himself the centre of attention once again.
Nadal soon put an end to all that with a performance of brutal brilliance in the semi-finals. Murray played well, the world number one just played better when it counted.
And Berdych, who beat the world numbers two and three, suffered a similar fate in the final.
In fact, if there is an argument to be made against 2010 being Wimbledon's finest year, the prosecution could point to finals weekend.
Serena Williams was simply too good for all-comers throughout the fortnight and Vera Zvonareva did well to hold her up for over an hour, while Berdych could not have faced tougher opposition in his first Grand Slam final.
"To be back at my favourite tournament in the world here and play well another time, and not only play well but to finish with the trophy, is amazing for me," said Nadal after his straight-sets win.
The Spaniard's playful forward roll on Centre Court's famous turf at least provided a fittingly unexpected end to the most unpredictable of tournaments.
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