Angelique Kerber and Novak Djokovic carried off the big silverware after another dramatic Wimbledon.

The fortnight saw the fall of the top 10 women’s seeds long before the business end of the tournament, and the rise of the big servers to challenge the men’s establishment.

Here is a look back at two remarkable weeks at the All England Club.

Saga of the championships

Should there be a fifth-set tie-break at Wimbledon? The question has been raised before but it became especially pertinent when Kevin Anderson and John Isner went deep into overtime in their semi-final. Throw two big servers together on the grass and stalemate can ensue, and this was the big-occasion match that could trigger change. Anderson also took the long route to beat Roger Federer – 13-11 in the decider in that case – and was shattered come the final. Tim Henman, Boris Becker and John McEnroe have all urged Wimbledon to consider a tie-break, perhaps not at 6-6 but before long-running matches become more about sheer stamina, less about finesse.

Controversy of the championships

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It came in the fourth round on Court 18, one of Wimbledon’s smaller show courts, and bordered on farce. Hsieh Su-wei, who beat top seed Simona Halep in her previous match, was serving in the first set and opponent Dominika Cibulkova had a return called out. Slovakian Cibulkova immediately challenged the call and was right to, replays showing her shot was in. But despite Hsieh having put the ball back into play, umpire Zhang Juan gave the point to Cibulkova. Hsieh was having none of that, quite correctly, and had the crowd firmly on her side. After pleading her case to the umpire and a tournament referee, the point was eventually replayed. Cibulkova was incensed, but there seemed no valid reason for her frustration. Cibulkova won the match but not many friends.

Match of the championships

The second longest semi-final in Wimbledon history was men’s tennis made mesmerising, with Djokovic and Rafael Nadal playing tennis from the gods for five remarkable sets. The fifth went deep into added time, Djokovic eventually prevailing 10-8 after five hours and 15 minutes, spread across Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. Remarkable rallies, containing explosive yet exquisite shots that had to be seen to be believed, peppered the contest and it was harsh on Nadal that there had to be a loser, but he went gallantly, knowing he had been involved in a classic. It was the match the Anderson-Isner grind, that ran to 26-24 on Friday and over six and a half hours, could only dream of having been.

Quote of the championships

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“I’d just like to tell all the moms, I had such a long struggle to come back, and it was really difficult. Honestly, I feel like if I can do it, they can do it. I’m just that person, that vessel, that’s saying, ‘You can be whatever you want to be’.” – Serena Williams did not quite win the women’s championship but 10 months after a traumatic birth her comeback marvelled millions.

Post of the championships

Alexis Ohanian is the husband of Williams and has walked every step with the American superstar during an immensely difficult last year. He was in awe of her achievement, in what was just her fourth tournament back on the circuit.

Upset of the championships

Croatian Marin Cilic was a highly popular pick to be men’s champion this year. A winner at Queen’s Club in the lead-up to Wimbledon, a runner-up in SW19 last year, and brimming with confidence, Cilic was sprinting towards round three when he led Argentinian Guido Pella by two quickfire sets to zero. But a rain delay halted the victory charge, his serve was broken when the pair returned, and after the match was halted for the night all momentum shifted the way of the unheralded Pella. Gradually he ground down Cilic, and remarkably he toppled the third seed, 7-5 in the fifth. Before this year, 28-year-old Pella had never won a main-draw match at Wimbledon. He had nothing left for an encore either, losing in straight sets to American Mackenzie McDonald. Croatia’s World Cup showing helped to lessen the blow for Cilic.