While American 15-year-old Cori Gauff was busy taking Wimbledon, tennis and, late on Friday night, the wider sporting world by storm with her fairytale run to the fourth round, there have been plenty more magical moments to savour during the first six days of The Championships.
We asked the Wimbledon Channel contributors their favourites from week one in south-west London.
6.35pm on Day Four: Andy Murray walks out on to No.1 Court to resume his Grand Slam career, a sight that seemed impossible when he underwent radical hip surgery at the end of January.
The last time the Scot struck a ball in anger in SW19 was two years and 357 days previously, when his agonising and chronic hip problem was all too evident during his quarter-final singles defeat to Sam Querrey.
This time there would be no sign of it, as he and Pierre-Hugues Herbert came through the first round of the men's doubles.
Appropriately, Murray's return was bathed in warm evening sunlight. He is 32, with an all-too-clear understanding that time is finite. Whatever potential is left, he will wring every last drop from it. His tennis story isn't over yet. Kate Battersby, wimbledon.com writer
It's not quite one moment, but four moments squeezed into Petra Kvitova's perfect minute of grass court tennis.
Early on in her second round match against France's Kristina Mladenovic, the 2011 and 2014 champion served a game of aces. Mark Hodgkinson, wimbledon.com writer
The Rafael Nadal-Nick Kyrgios second round meeting was hyped as a 'popcorn' match and it delivered.
However, the press conference that followed was just as absorbing. The mercurial Australian made plenty of quips, cutting down questions he didn't like and made a couple of references to his trip to a local pub the night before.
Kyrgios was also pretty frank regarding his work ethic and his way forward in the sport. Log on to the official Wimbledon Youtube channel and catch all 15 captivating minutes. Alex Sharp, wimbledon.com writer
More an occasion than a moment, but it was undeniably special to see Ashleigh Barty contest her first Championships match of 2019: a new world No.1, on a rejuvenated Court No.1 and with each bringing a unique beauty to the sport.
The nearby Living Wall add to a sense of tranquillity as you arrive at this special setting and as Barty brandished her glorious groundstrokes on the manicured grass, it was hard to imagine a more picturesque tennis scene. Viv Christie, wimbledon.com writer
For me it was the Nick Kyrgios-Rafael Nadal match. There was a real edge throughout and so many highlights – Kyrgios trying to hit Nadal, Nadal’s celebrations in the really big moments… It was a special match that persuaded general sports fans to sit down to enjoy tennis. Barry Cowan, broadcaster and former ATP pro
My favourite moment is Leo Borg playing in the junior Qualifying event at Roehampton.
While every other kid was just watched by their parents, a mate or a coach, 16-year-old Leo's first outing on the grass was documented by three photographers with huge lenses.
He lost, and even though he was bitterly disappointed, he did give a post-match interview. It really takes guts to try and step into the footsteps of such a famous father. I hope he makes it. Danielle Rossingh, wimbledon.com writer
Chaos erupted on Court 16 on Friday when Laura Siegemund and Artem Sitak were sent scrambling when suddenly caught in the firing line … of a water sprinkler.
The wayward jet spray suddenly burst to life from behind the umpire’s chair with Siegemund taking evasive action as New Zealander Sitak stood unperturbed. But the rogue sprinkler wasn’t done yet. As an official desperately tried to stomp it down it knocked a courtside bin flying, and Siegemund’s chair as the water came within inches of Sitak’s head, drawing a shriek from chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani.
Siegemund and Sitak went on to win the match once on dry ground again – on another court. But the star of the ordeal must surely have been the ball boy on the baseline, who didn’t crack a smile, let alone flinch, with the canvas wall behind him drenched. Dan Imhoff
There's probably nothing more entertaining in tennis than watching Nick Kyrgios do his thing on one of the smaller courts at a tournament. The intimate setting is just perfect for the Aussie, who loves to interact with spectators and is quite vocal while competing.
His first round match against compatriot Jordan Thompson took place on No.3 Court, which is a 2,000-capacity stadium open to both ticket-holders and Grounds pass-holders.
The five-set affair had numerous hilarious moments. One that stood out was when a frustrated Kyrgios screamed out loud, "Can't buy a first serve!" after his first delivery was called 'fault'. His second attempt was a let, which led someone from the crowd to yell out, "Can't buy a second serve!" Kyrgios couldn't help but burst into laughter. The whole stadium chuckled too. Reem Abulleil - wimbledon.com writer
I’m going for the crazy penultimate point of Guido Pella’s win over last year’s finalist Kevin Anderson on Centre on Friday. They both made it to the net and went toe-to-toe in a six-reflex-volley duel.
It was Pella who played the final winning forehand volley on the stretch and it left him at match point. He duly finished the job. Magical stuff. Kevin Skinner - ESPN broadcaster
The moment that touched me the most was Marcos Baghdatis’ goodbye on No.2 Court – a spontaneous and joyous occasion when rackets, shirts, towels, shoes, shorts – and at one stage what looked like a brand new pair of pants – were handed out to adoring fans.
‘Baghy’ is a guy who always played with a smile on his face and that’s pretty rare these days. I remember sharing player transport with him in Rotterdam one year and he sang football songs for the entire journey back to the hotel.
He was an incredible talent and a great character to boot. I hope he stays in the game in some capacity. Lee Goodall - wimbledon.com news editor
And it wouldn't be right to finish without a mention of Cori Gauff.
I'd choose a moment from her post-Venus press conference. She cried when she closed out match point against Venus, and she was asked in that press conference: "When was the last time you cried before this?" Her answer: "It was watching Avengers: Endgame when Iron Man died. Every time I think of it, I get teary-eyed. I really liked Iron Man."
It wasn't just that it was a good answer. It was the sight of large numbers of middle-aged men nodding in thoughtful agreement with the 15-year-old. Kate Battersby
