With so many memorable moments to choose from, it can be tricky to pick a favourite.
But the wimbledon.com team have pondered, deliberated and cogitated to come up with their favourite moments from The Championships 2023.
Lee Goodall, home page editor
It’s always refreshing to see players tackle the sport with a variety of skills.
Two 10-minute spells of live tennis courtside during the first week of the event stick in the memory.
A quick hit of some mesmerising Su-Wei Hsieh magic during her doubles first round victory alongside Barbora Strycova on Court 7 was a delight.
The way Hsieh manoeuvres the ball around the court with a variety of speed and spins is a joy to watch.
And equally entertaining was a quick look at Adrian Mannarino during his first round win over Alexander Shevchenko.
How the featherweight French lefty maintains control over the ball as he nudges it into the corners with a frame that’s strung at 10.5kg – the tennis racket equivalent of a trampoline – is mind boggling.
Nick Spencer, sub-editor
Qualifying really is the best value day out in sport and a chance to see prodigious talents of future years and - in Mirra Andreeva's case - this one.
In the main draw, Dominic Thiem v Stefanos Tsitsipas was ridiculously good for a first round clash, and the rematch between Ons Jabeur and Elena Rybakina was intriguing and of exceptional quality in equal measure.
Kate Battersby, writer
The roster of star entertainment names who take the opportunity to attend Wimbledon reflects the fact that this is the greatest tournament in the world.
It is surely inconceivable that even the starriest star would decline the opportunity, barring impossible scheduling.
Among the current biggest fans is British actor Tom Hiddleston, present on three days of The Championships 2023, including gentlemen’s final day as a guest of Ralph Lauren.
But his first two visits this Fortnight were both as a guest of Iga Swiatek, no less.
On Day One he watched her opening round victory on No.1 Court over Lin Zhu, while on Day Five he was present to see her third round win over the No.30 seed Petra Martic on Centre Court.
Always welcome, Mr Hiddleston.
Sarah Edworthy, writer
I loved the moment of banter between Andy Murray standing with the microphone on Centre Court and his old friend and rival Roger Federer up in the Royal Box - especiallly when Murray told the crowd the last time Roger had watched him play on Centre Court, it was during the 2012 Olympics.
The Swiss maestro had been cheering on Stan Wawrinka against him, so it was nice to see Roger applaud a few of his good shots.
Kate Clark, sub-editor
Gordon Reid said this Fortnight that his first visit to The Championships was somewhat different to this year's.
“My first Wimbledon was in 2008, out on court 53 or something in front of three men and his dog, and my mum and my sister. So if you told me then we'd be on Court No.1 in front of a nearly full stadium ... I'd never have believed it”
His comments speak volumes for the incredible rise in popularity and profile of Wheelchair tennis in recent years.
Reid and doubles partner Alfie Hewett defeated the Japanese pairing of Takuya Miki and Tokito Oda in an atmosphere on No.1 Court that Reid described as “electric”.
“This is probably the first time that I've experienced something like this,” Hewett said. “We dream of atmospheres like this. It doesn't really come around often.”
Mark Hodgkinson, writer
What's ballsier? Walloping a 135mph overarm second serve when match point down or, earlier on Centre Court, dinking in underarm serves around a third that speed?
That was the debate to be had after Alexander Bublik's fiery, irreverent performance during a five-set thriller against Andrey Rublev in the fourth round.
Yes, Rublev hit one of the shots of The Championships on court that day, with a diving forehand winner, but he wasn't quite sure how he had managed that.
More fascinating was what Bublik was saying to himself when standing on the baseline, preparing to serve.
Go big? Or perhaps chip in an underarm serve and risk looking ridiculous?
Janine Self, sub-editor
Hooray for Henry who, on finals Sunday, produced a dash of showmanship, a deadly lefty serve and the ability to cope with the pressure of being Britain’s NEXT BIG THING.
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC fan Henry Searle became the first British boys’ singles champion at Wimbledon since 1962, making himself utterly at home on No.1 Court in front of ‘Henry’s Barmy Army’, beating the No.5 seed Yaroslav Demin in straight sets.
Viv Christie, writer
Given everything that’s come after, Wimbledon Qualifying seems almost another era now.
And yet my first experience of attending the lead-in event in Roehampton is one I will remember.
With the beautiful grass courts, and the opportunity for fans to enjoy hospitality in the most relaxed setting, there was almost a garden party atmosphere.
At the same time, there was also a close-up view of the next big things in tennis, with a new perspective of the hard work – and emotion – accompanying their dream to compete in the main draw of The Championships.
Following the progress of the players who made that big stage graduation, like 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva, has only added to the sense that I’d watched something special unfold.
Paul Parry, sub-editor
Friends, family and colleagues tend to use my nickname Pazza – or Paz – when talking to (or about) me, unless I’m in trouble of course, when it’s more likely to be plain old Paul.
So approaching my desk one morning early in this year’s Championships to be welcomed as 'Alcapaz' was pretty special.
More seriously, it is a Carlos Alcaraz moment that stands out for me.
His forehand cross-court winner on the run to close out his semi-final against Daniil Medvedev in straight sets and reach his first Wimbledon final was exceptional.
To produce that quality, at pace and in that crucial moment, sums up exactly why half the world is raving about him.
Alix Ramsay, writer
Chris Eubanks and his run to the quarter-finals.
It takes some doing to win the hearts of the crowd in SW19 while beating a Brit but the tall, likeable American managed it.
True he ended Cam Norrie’s hopes in the second round but he then built on that and, in the fourth round, came back from a set down (and then 2-1 down) to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas, the man who had beaten Andy Murray.
Now he really was the crowd’s darling.
And even when he lost to Daniil Medvedev in five sets, the reception he got on No.1 court was sensational.
The crowd loved him and he loved them. It had been quite a 10 days for the man who was contemplating retirement 18 months ago and who now was within touching distance of a seeding for the US Open.
Alex Sharp, editor/writer
As a biased Brit, witnessing Andy Murray still captivate a crowd is still something special at Wimbledon.
The Hill was packed for the first night of his five-set epic with Stefanos Tsitsipas and I was lucky enough to be on Centre Court to witness a few games in person.
Ten years on from his maiden Wimbledon triumph, it was a fitting addition to this home hero's SW19 story.
Michael Beattie, social media producer
Andrey Rublev called it “probably the most lucky shot ever.” John McEnroe instantly declared it “one of the greatest shots we’ve seen here in years.”
And the rest of us were left picking up jaws from various floors as the replays, angles, and realisation of what the No.7 seed had just done slowly set in.
It’s not just that Rublev had successfully hit a desperate, sprawling squash shot from deep behind the baseline for a clean winner, dropping the ball into an empty court as Alexander Bublik stood stunned, the echoes of his roar behind the penultimate backhand still reverberating around the arena.
It was that he hit said shot on Centre Court. He hit it in the fifth set of a fourth round match that had threatened to slip from his grasp. He hit it to bring up match point.
And after dusting himself off, he hit an ace to seal the deal, the perfect chaser to the shot of The Championships.
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