5:46 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN LONDON — More than four hours into an epic Wimbledon championship match on Centre Court that seemed to captivate the entire world, Roger Federer had a chance to clinch the victory over Novak Djokovic. Federer had taken an 8-7 lead in the fifth set, and was serving at 40-15. It

2:24 PM ET ESPN News Services Novak Djokovic outlasted Roger Federer in an epic five-set match Sunday, winning the first fifth-set tiebreaker in a Wimbledon’s men’s final to repeat as the men’s champion for the second time and win his fifth title at the All England Club overall. The fifth-set tiebreaker was also the first

4:08 PM ET ESPN staff LONDON — Roger Federer defeated old rival Rafael Nadal to reach his 12th Wimbledon final with a sublime display of tennis on Centre Court. In what was their first meeting on the All England Club grass since that epic 2008 final, eight-time champion Federer toppled Nadal 7-6 (3), 1-6, 6-3,

6:31 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN LONDON — After over three hours, and staving off four match points, Rafael Nadal finally made one mistake too many Friday. He hit his backhand long and it was all over. Roger Federer would advance to his 12th Wimbledon final and Nadal would be sent packing, along with his hopes

1:43 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPNW Writer LONDON — Leading 5-2 in the second set, Simona Halep sat in her chair during the changeover and looked straight ahead. She didn’t smile, or show any signs of emotion whatsoever, seemingly tuning out the buzzing crowd. She wiped the small amount of sweat accumulated on her face with

12:23 AM ET Manoj BhagavatulaESPN Roger Federer beat Rafael Nadal in the 40th episode of their storied rivalry to book a place in the Wimbledon final against Novak Djokovic, who beat Roberto Bautista Agut to make the final. In the women’s draw, Serena Williams and Simona Halep defeated Barbora Strycova and Elina Svitolina respectively to

9:31 PM ET LONDON — Eleven years ago, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal set a new, impossibly high bar for Wimbledon matches, with Nadal winning that 2008 final in near darkness after five enervating sets before an amazed Centre Court crowd. Federer and Nadal did not quite clear that tall bar in their four-set Wimbledon

11:23 AM ET ESPN News Services LONDON — Novak Djokovic will get the chance to defend his Wimbledon title in Sunday’s final after defeating No. 23 Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday. Djokovic is in his sixth final at the All England Club and will look to add to previous Wimbledon wins

2:46 PM ET ESPN staff LONDON — Serena Williams and Simona Halep will be chasing two very different dreams when they face off in the women’s singles final at Wimbledon on Saturday. For Williams, it is another opportunity to equal Margaret Court’s Grand Slams singles title record by claiming the 24th of her career, and

1:44 PM ET ESPN staff LONDON — For the first time in 11 years, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will rekindle their rivalry at Wimbledon. Not since their epic 2008 final — arguably the greatest tennis match in history — have they faced each other on the manicured lawns at the All England Club. The