RIATH AL-SAMARRAI ON COURT ONE: Nadal is a blur. A brilliant, shuffling, fidgeting blur, such is the momentum he has acquired on his run to the semi-finals.

It ended in near darkness amid an explosion of camera flashes, and John McEnroe described it as the best match he has ever seen.

Hasan Hasanov, 58, was pictured being spoken to by a royal bodyguard after he took the picture with his iPhone on Court One at Wimbledon last Thursday.

Today marks the tenth day at Wimbledon, and with it came a particularly star-studded list of guests in the Royal Box, including politicians, actors and even a royal face.

MATTHEW LAMBERT looks back at the match that defined the careers of two supreme athletes and raised the bar for an entire sport - The Rafa Nadal vs Roger Federer Wimbledon final of 2008.

Eleven years after the greatest Wimbledon final of all time, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer went face to face on Centre Court once again. Relive all the action with JAMES DUTTON.

MARTIN SAMUEL AT WIMBLEDON: For Federer to best an opponent - and an 18-time Grand Slam winner - on such a fast, exacting, demanding surface at his age, is superhuman.

MIKE DICKSON AT WIMBLEDON: Federer, an unlikely 37, will face Novak Djokovic after an astonishing display which saw him just about hold his nerve in a crunching climax at the end.

Roger Federer has made the Wimbledon final after beating rival Rafael Nadal in a magnificent match in the latest chapter of their historic rivalry today.

Djokovic, the reigning champion and world No 1, has eased through to his sixth SW19 showpiece and victory over eight-time winner Federer would give him his 16th grand-slam title.

Following his win over Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer was serenaded by his children with a rendition of 'Happy Birthday' - even though he is still nearly four weeks from becoming 38.

JOHN LLOYD - ANALYSIS: I would not be at all surprised if Sunday's final goes to five sets, as there is so little separating Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, the first and second seeds.

While he will play no part in the final at the All England Club, Nick Kyrgios sent social media into a frenzy hours before the match as he pleaded for a Roger Federer victory.

The opera singer, 39, and her husband, 41, attended the 2019 Wimbledon men's singles finals at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in south-west London on Sunday.

The House of Commons speaker entertained the crowd with his animated expressions while Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic battle to win this year's Wimbledon.

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Novak Djokovic overcame Roger Federer in an epic five-set contest to win his fifth Wimbledon. The defending champion retained his crowd (6-7, 6-1, 6-7, 6-4, 12-13) on Centre Court.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez made their relationship official on Sunday, seven months after the philandering spouses were exposed by the National Enquirer, at a trip to Wimbledon.

KIERAN GILL ON CENTRE COURT: Novak Djokovic described Sunday's Wimbledon epic as the most mentally-exhausting match of his career.

Charlize Theron was among the A-list stars who descended on Wimbledon for the men's final on Sunday.

MATTHEW LAMBERT ON CENTRE COURT: In the midst of it all, after the most excruciating defeat of his career, Roger Federer cracked a joke.

MIKE DICKSON ON CENTRE COURT: Novak Djokovic broke the resolve of Roger Federer and the hearts of the Centre Court crowd as he battled his way to a fifth Wimbledon title.

Novak Djokovic retained his Wimbledon title on Sunday with an excellent display against Roger Federer. Sportsmail 's Kieran Gill takes a look at Djokovic's best grand slam successes.

Fans revelled in perhaps the most gripping hour in the history of British sport as Wimbledon and the Cricket World Cup both ended in the most dramatic fashion imaginable.

It was 1am on Monday morning when Novak Djokovic took to the stage at London's Guildhall to receive polite acclaim from All England Club members at the Champions' Dinner.

Tennis fan Kate, 37, donned a stunning baby blue custom made gown as she attended Wimbledon's final day with husband Prince William, 37. The royal beamed as she watched the match.

Savannah, 47, took to Instagram during the men's Wimbledon final on Sunday to share a photo of herself wearing a baseball cap with Roger's initials, prompting her husband to tease her.

Celebrity chef Kalesh Kamal - who has cooked for the likes of Justin Bieber and Roger Federer - shared his most memorable experiences, as well as the five cooking staples he always has.

Federer and Nadal have been outspoken critics of the direction in which the tour has been taken over the last year with their great on-court rival Novak Djokovic as council president.

Roger Federer suffered a shock loss to Russian qualifier Andrey Rublev in the third round of the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati.

Ragged Roger Federer recovered from dropping the first set of his US Open campaign to squeeze past Indian qualifier Sumit Nagal. Federer made 19 unforced errors during the opening set in New York.

Roger Federer's stuttering start at the US Open continued as he suffered a second scare in as many rounds before beating Damir Dzumhur 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the third round.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: The British No 2 was good enough to take advantage of an error-strewn performance from Pouille to come through 6-4, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 over a steaming hot lunchtime.

The Vogue editor-in-chief, 69, appeared on day five of the US Open Friday. She attended Federer's match against Great Britain's Dan Evans.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: If Dan Evans thought he had it hard against the suddenly revitalised Roger Federer then it was even worse for unfortunate Belgian No 1 David Goffin.

Golfer Tiger Woods was on hand with girlfriend Erica Herman and his children in New York on Monday to see Rafael Nadal come back and beat Marin Cilic to advance to the US Open quarterfinal.

MIKE DICKSON AT FLUSHING MEADOWS: Roger Federer may have fancied his chances of taking another Grand Slam title - but then along came the player known as Baby Fed.

The Vogue editor-in-chief, 69, cheered Federer on as he was defeated by Bulargia's Grigor Dimitrov on Tuesday. She wore a red and black polka dot dress with heeled sandals and sunglasses.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: Two days before another dramatic US Open exit, Roger Federer was talking up the chances of him being competitive in the Grand Slams into his forties.

Rafael Nadal is taking nothing for granted as he bids to close in on Roger Federer's grand-slam record. Nadal is chasing a fourth US Open title which would move him to within one major win.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: Rafael Nadal survived an opening set scare to power his way through to a 27th Grand Slam final, defeating Matteo Berrettini in straight sets.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: Men's tennis will get a taste both of its glorious recent past and uncertain future in Sunday's final of the US Open.

Nadal won his 19th major title in dramatic fashion after holding off a remarkable comeback from Russian Daniil Medvedev in Sunday's US Open final - he is now one off Roger Federer's record.

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has told club members of his plan to host the event as he looks to smash the sport's attendance record.

MIKE DICKSON IN GENEVA: Roger Federer admitted on Thursday that he and Rafael Nadal have not discussed the Spaniard breathing down his neck in the Grand Slam race.

MIKE DICKSON IN GENEVA: Not even a ticking off from Federer and Nadal could save Fabio Fognini from an embarrassing defeat that levelled up the opening stages of the Laver Cup.

MIKE DICKSON IN GENEVA: Nick Kyrgios's ability to challenge the world's best three players forced Roger Federer to dig deep in order to avoid defeat in front of his adoring public.

The controversial 24-year-old was unable to hold off a rousing comeback from the Swiss great in Geneva, eventually being downed 6-7(5), 7-5, 10-7 after one hour and 51 minutes.

Novak Djokovic is on course to defend his Shanghai Masters title after beating John Isner 7-5 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals. The world number one won the Japan Open last week.

Roger Federer has won his hometown Swiss Indoors title for the 10th time by emphatically beating Alex de Minaur 6-2, 6-2 in Basel. The Swiss' first appearance in the tournament was in 2000.