Win a signed Rafael Nadal racket with Wimbledon Classic Matches: (available on iTunes)
As the crates of juicy strawberries are unloaded, the excitement builds for another year of the prestigious Wimbledon Championships. To celebrate this year’s 125th championship, two releases from the amazing Wimbledon archives are now available to download from iTunes – an irresistible quench to your thirst for tennis excitement!
WIMBLEDON: RE-LIVE 26 OF SOME OF THE GREATEST MATCHES FROM THE WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Wimbledon Championships celebrates its 125th anniversary in 2011. The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club has been the site of some of tennis’ finest moments, from the epic 2008 Men’s Final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer to Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe’s 1980 five set classic. Players from around the world have competed on the manicured lawns in SW19 and for the first time, 26 Classic Matches have been edited into 26 minute highlights each to highlight all the important action from the glorious history of Wimbledon.
The series includes the 1982 Men’s Final which saw Jimmy Connors win his second Wimbledon title eight years after his first, Martina Navratilova’s ninth triumph in 1990, Andre Agassi’s victory in 1992, the surprise titles from 16 year old Martina Hingis and 17 year old Maria Sharapova, and the longest match in tennis history between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut in 2010.
1) 1970 Court v King (14-12, 11-9)
2) 1975 Ashe v Connors (6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4)
3) 1977 Borg v Connors (3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4)
4) 1977 Borg v Gerulaitis (3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4)
5) 1978 Navratilova v Evert (2-6 6-4 7-5)
6) 1980 Borg v McEnroe (1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7 (16-18), 8-6)
7) 1981 McEnroe v Borg (4–6, 7–6 (7–1), 7–6 (7–4), 6–4)
8) 1982 Connors v McEnroe (3–6, 6–3, 6–7 (2–7), 7–6 (7–5), 6–4)
9) 1989 Becker v Lendl (6–0, 7–6 (7–1), 6–4)
10) 1990 Navratilova v Garrison (6–4, 6–1)
11) 1990 Edberg v Becker (6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6-4)
12) 1992 Agassi v Ivanisevic (6–7 (8–10), 6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4)
13) 1993 Graf v Novotna (7–6(8-6), 1–6, 6–4)
14) 1997 Hingis v Novotna (2–6, 6–3, 6–3)
15) 2000 Sampras v Rafter (6–7(10-12), 7–6(7-5), 6–4, 6–2)
16) 2001 Ivanisevic v Rafter (6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 9–7)
17) 2001 Federer v Sampras (7-6, 5-7, 6-4, 6-7, 7-5)
18) 2002 S. Williams v V. Williams (7–6(7-4), 6–3)
19) 2004 Sharapova v S. Williams (6–1, 6–4)
20) 2005 V. Williams v Davenport (4–6, 7–6(7-4), 9–7)
21) 2007 Federer v Nadal (7-6(7), 4-6, 7-6(3), 2-6, 6-2)
22) 2008 Nadal v Federer (6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–7(8), 9–7)
23) 2008 Zheng v Ivanovic (6-1, 6-4)
24) 2009 Federer v Roddick (5–7, 7–6(6), 7–6(5), 3–6, 16–14)
25) 2009 S. Williams v Dementieva (6-7, 7-5, 8-6)
26) 2010 Isner v Mahut (6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), 70–68)
WIMBLEDON: The 2010 Official Film
This is the definitive story of the 124th Championships. In the Men’s Singles, the world number one Rafael Nadal returned to SW19 set on repeating his 2008 win having missed The 2009 Championships with knee injuries. In the Women’s Singles, defending champion Serena Williams was attempting to win her 13th Grand Slam title.
The 2010 Championship was a record-breaking occasion in many ways, most notably due to the first visit by Her Majesty the Queen in thirty-three years and an unforgettable first round marathon Men’s Singles match between America’s John Isner and France’s Nicholas Mahut, which ended 70-68 in the fifth set, smashing virtually every record in the sport.
Serena Williams defeated Russia’s Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-2 in the Women’s Final. She served 89 aces throughout the Championship, beating her own record set in 2009.
Twelfth seeded Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic, who knocked out defending Champion Roger Federer in the quarter final stage, made it to the Men’s Final to face Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard had already smashed the hopes of the home nation by knocking out Andy Murray in the semi final and went on to defeat Berdych 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 to win his 8th Grand Slam title.
Featuring exclusive contributions from Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Martina Navratilova, Jimmy Connors and Billie Jean King, this documentary is a dramatic and highly entertaining record of the proceedings at The Wimbledon Championships 2010.
