This is the definitive story of The Championships. In the Men's Singles, Roger Feder was attempting to become the first man in the modern era to win six consecutive titles. His main rival, Rafael Nadal, started his quest to become the first man since Bjorn Borg to win both the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year. In the Ladies' Singles, defending champion Venus Williams was attempting to win her fifth title. Russia was the most represented nation at SW19. In the biggest shock of the first week Marat Safin defeated the third seen Novak Djokovic. Safin's journey ended when he lost to Federer in the semifinals. Britain's best hopes rested on the shoulders of Andy Murray. In the fourth round against Frenchman Richard Gasquet the Scot made an epic recovery from two sets down to give the home nation something to cheer about. With the top four seeds in the Ladies' draw losing before the last eight, the final was a family affair, Venus Williams versus her younger sister Serena Williams. Venus won her seventh Grand Slam crown. The sisters went on to win the Ladies' Doubles title for a third time. The Men's Final was the longest in Wimbledon's history. Rafael Nadal took a two sets love lead before Roger Federer made an incredible recovery taking the match to a thrilling deciding set. Nadal eventually ended the five time champion's reign claiming his first title in the twilight on Centre Court. Bjorn Borg and Jon McEnroe both proclaimed the match the greatest Men's Singles Final. Narrated by Sam Hazeldine, written by Andrew Longmore of the Sunday Times and featuring exclusive contributions from Rafael Nadal, Venus Williams, Roger Federer, Bjorn Borg, Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova and Boris Becker, this documentary is a highly entertaining record of the proceedings at The Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon 2008.
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