One of the great Wimbledon fortnights in recent memory and further evidence that Rafael Nadal is truly one of the game's greatest of all time. In fact, some of the British tennis scribes described the Spaniard as "perhaps the greatest player of all time".
Never has a tennis player been such an athlete on court. His brand of tennis is one of perpetual motion with controlled violence and brilliance with inexhaustible energy and a skill-set to match anyone in the game, Federer included.
So much was expected of Tomas Berdych in the Men's Singles Final, the 24 year old Czech player who had systematically taken Roger Federer apart in the quarterfinals, but the difference was that Rafael Nadal did not give him time to breathe, in the same way that Andy Murray was suffocated by the same unremitting tennis in the semifinals. Rafael Nadal is a class above everyone else in that no one can physically stay with him.
Federer beat him in his first two Wimbledon finals in 2006 and 2007, but in those days the young Spaniard was a kid who had learned to play only on clay. Grass was not his surface. That has changed.
Nadal is now so savvy on grass that there is not a shot he can't play on Wimbledon's hallowed lawns and that is not good news for Federer, who is hell-bent on equalling Pete Sampras' seven Wimbledon titles.
The next goal for the affable and most self-effacing young Spaniard is to show his immense talents on the hard courts at Flushing Meadows where the US Open would complete his CV of Grand Slams. He has won over audiences in Melbourne, Paris and London. New York awaits this brilliant champion.
Questions are now being asked of Roger Federer. He was never quite himself at Wimbledon this year. He looked out of sorts and he could easily have gone in the first round to the unheralded Colombian, Alejandro Falla. Who?
What is more, the pack of hungry young wolves are chasing him at every tournament. His game is showing signs of vulnerability and the likes of Berdych are showing no mercy. When he returns to Wimbledon next year, Federer will be a month short of his 30th birthday and for tennis players, that is getting into the autumn of a career.
Nadal is 24 and could have another six years of tennis in him, but his knees could be the decider in his career. How long can they take the punishment that his relentless game imposes on them and the rest of his body.
Serena Williams continues to dominate the women's game and is so far ahead of everyone else, including her sister. Thirteen Grand Slam Singles titles and still counting. Serena's serve is the cornerstone of her game and it simply destroys opponents.
She is 28 years of age (Venus is 30) and is as fit as she has ever been. Her stated goal is to win as many Grand Slams as she can before retiring, but the word is never mentioned. She simply wants to carry on playing and for the next three or four years there is no one who is playing now who can really challenge Serena Williams.
Wimbledon this year was not a happy hunting ground for the seeds in the Doubles events. In the Men's Doubles, the top seeds, Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic, were knocked out in the second round by the British pair, Chris Eaton and Dominic Inglot. Who?
The number two seeds, Bob and Mike Bryan, were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman, the number seven seeds, but hardly household names.
The final was won by the unseeded Jurgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner, who beat the number 16 seeds, Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau. Who? New York is next. If there has been a changing in the guard at Wimbledon, we will see just how much in September.
Alan Wilkins is a presenter on STAR Sports' coverage of the Wimbledon Championships.
