2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final any player, not to have also won the championship. In the United States the match was the most watched Wimbledon final in a decade, since the all American contest of Sampras-Agassi in 1999. It pulled in 5.71 million viewers, which constituted a 9% increase over the Federer–Nadal final of 2008. In the United Kingdom the final averaged 7.1 million viewers, with a peak of 11.1 million when Federer clinched victory. 2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final The 2009 Wimbledon Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. A significant
2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles 2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but lost to Venus Williams in the semifinals. Venus Williams defeated compatriot and world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport in the final, 4–6, 7–6, 9–7 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships. It was the longest Wimbledon women's championship match in history, lasting two hours and 45 minutes. She became the first woman since Helen Wills in 1935 and the 1st in the open era to win the Wimbledon title after saving a match point against her. This was Venus's third Wimbledon singles title,