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2008 Wimbledon Championships

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2008 Wimbledon Championships

The 2008 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 122nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 2008. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.

Spanish player Rafael Nadal won the first Wimbledon title of his career; the first Grand Slam tournament he had won other than the French Open. Nadal defeated five-time defending champion Roger Federer in the final in what many regard as the greatest tennis match of all time. In the women's singles, Venus Williams claimed her fifth title, and first win over her sister Serena in a Wimbledon final (she had lost the previous two). The performances of Britons Andy Murray in the men's singles and Laura Robson in the girls' singles were able to arouse significant interest from the home crowd.

Following the completion of the 2007 Championships, the new fixed roof was put in place at Centre Court, in time for the 2008 Championships. The retractable section of the new roof was completed for the 2009 Championships.

Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.

The total prize money for 2008 championships was £11,812,000. The winner of the men's and women's singles title earned £750,000.

* per team

Spain Rafael Nadal def. Switzerland Roger Federer, 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7

United States Venus Williams def. United States Serena Williams, 7–5, 6–4

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