Top 10 Wimbledon Moments

Sealing the title on her sixth match point, Margaret Court outlasted Billie Jean King 14-12, 11-9 in a two-hour, 28-minute match. Court would go on to win the Grand Slam that year, making her the second of only three women to accomplish that feat (Maureen Connolly Brinker, Steffi Graf).

American sweethearts Jimmy Connors, 21, and Chris Evert, 19, who were engaged to be married later that year, were both Wimbledon champions in 1974. Connors was pictured with fiancee Evert on the cover of SI's July 15, 1974, issue.

Days shy of his 32nd birthday, Arthur Ashe faced off against the heavily favored Jimmy Connors, the 22-year-old defending champ. Ashe kept Connors off guard all match with a mix of pace and angles, winning in four sets. The victory was Ashe's first Wimbledon title and third Grand Slam overall, but more than that, the victory made him the first black male player to win the championship.

In a true clash of opposites, the stoic Bjorn Borg and his baseline game butted against the emotional John McEnroe and his net mastery, a rematch of the previous year's U.S. Open won by McEnroe. This epic test of endurance was highlighted by a 22-minute tiebreaker in which McEnroe fended off five match points to claim the fourth set 18-16. Yet Borg persevered to win the deciding fifth set, claiming his fifth straight Wimbledon crown.

In 1985, 17-year-old Boris Becker, a virtual unknown, exploded onto the scene at Wimbledon, where his powerful serve, endless energy and charisma soon made him a star. By defeating Kevin Curren in the final, Becker became the youngest male Grand Slam singles champion (17 years, 7 months).

With tears of joy streaming down his face, Andre Agassi collapsed onto Wimbledon's Centre Court -- he had just won Wimbledon and his first Grand Slam title. Agassi, then 22, withstood a five-set onslaught of serving from eighth-seeded Goran Ivanisevic in the final.

Martina Navratilova entered the final against Conchita Martinez hoping to make it 10 Wimbledon titles. But the younger Martinez outplayed the legendary Navratilova, winning in three sets. Poignantly, Martina grabbed a few pieces of grass on her way out and announced her retirement from singles play shortly thereafter.

To earn a chance at her first Grand Slam title, it was only fitting that 20-year-old Venus' semifinal match aligned her against younger sister Serena, who had won her first major at the U.S. Open the year before. Venus ousted Serena in straight sets in a powerful display of tennis. Venus then defeated defending champion Lindsay Davenport in the finals to become the first black women's champion at Wimbledon since Althea Gibson.

By the summer of 2001, Goran Ivanisevic who was once ranked No. 1 in the world, had slipped to No. 1125 and entered Wimbledon as a wild-card entry. But Ivanisevic worked through the field and defeated Patrick Rafter in a thrilling five-set finale (6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 9-7). Two months shy of his 30th birthday, Ivanisevic became the lowest-ranked player and the first wild card to win Wimbledon.

"This is the greatest match I've ever seen," said John McEnroe. The match -- the longest men's final in Wimbledon history -- was a 4-hour, 48-minute, twice-rain-delayed, five-set spectacle between the world's two most skilled players at the peak of their abilities. At the conclusion, the second-ranked Nadal achieved his first Wimbledon championship, 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7, while preventing the top-ranked Federer from winning his record sixth in a row.Send comments to siwriters@simail.com