Summary

  • 1: Andy Murray winning 2013 title is your greatest Wimbledon moment

  • 2: Nadal beats Federer in the dark, 2008

  • 3: Borg beats McEnroe in epic, 1980

  • 4: Ivanisevic wins on People's Monday, 2001

  • 5: Becker wins first Wimbledon aged 17, 1985

  • 30,000 BBC Sport website readers picked their top moments from shortlist of 10

  1. 3: Borg beats McEnroe, 1980published at 21:55 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe's epic fourth-set tie-break has gone down in tennis history.

    It lasted 22 minutes and saw McEnroe save five match points before taking the final to a deciding set. Borg won it to prevail 1-6 7-5 6-3 6-7 (16-18) 8-6 and secure his fifth title in a row.

    The following year, it was finally McEnroe's time to shine, ending the Swede's 41-match winning run at Wimbledon with victory in four sets.

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    Wimbledon's greatest moment: Bjorn Borg wins in 1980

  2. Postpublished at 21:53 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    At number three, get those headbands ready...

  3. Postpublished at 21:51 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Pat Cash
    Former Wimbledon champion on BBC Radio 5 live

    This is, without a doubt, the most exciting tennis match I've ever seen.

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  4. get involved

    Get Involved - your greatest Wimbledon momentspublished at 21:48 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

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    Martin Ross: Ivanisevic winning the Wimbledon title was truly spectacular edge of seat stuff.

    Mark Roberts: My top #Wimbledon moment was Goran's wildcard win. Three times a beaten finalist & ranked 125th in the world! Nothing can top this!

  5. Postpublished at 21:47 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Pat Cash
    Former Wimbledon champion on BBC Radio 5 live

    For me, this is my number one. Rafter was desperate to win Wimbledon; Goran had lost three times in the final. I saw him at Queen's two weeks earlier and he was so bad I thought "I hope he retires". Along the wya, as his confidence grew, he just knew it was his destiny.

  6. Postpublished at 21:46 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Jonathan Overend
    BBC Radio 5 live sports extra commentator

    His ranking had slipped to 125, he needed a wildcard, but what a run he had. 10,00 spectators turned up overnight and on the day. It was remarkable.

  7. 4: Goran Ivanisevic wins on People's Monday, 2001published at 21:45 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    A Wimbledon final on a Monday? It happened in 2001.

    The rain had severely delayed the schedule and wildcard Croat Goran Ivanisevic - who beat Britain's Tim Henman in the semi-finals - had to wait until the third Monday of the tournament to face Australian Pat Rafter in the final.

    Thousands of people queued up overnight for the unreserved seats on Centre Court and the raucous crowd got to witness an epic five-set encounter.

    Ivanisevic, who had lost three previous finals, won 6-3 3-6 6-3 2-6 9-7 - and he remains the only man to have won a Grand Slam as a wildcard.

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    Wimbledon's greatest moment: Goran Ivanisevic wins in 2001

  8. Postpublished at 21:44 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    At four?

  9. get involved

    Get Involved - your greatest Wimbledon momentpublished at 21:43 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    #bbctennis

    James Kendall: I would have added the epic 2013 semi final between Djokovic and Del Potro. Five sets to Djokovic in 4hrs 43mins

  10. Postpublished at 21:41 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Barry Davies
    BBC commentator on BBC Radio 5 live

    He was quite a good footballer - he was on the books at Bayern Munich! My first encounter with him was when he won at Queen's. I was presenting him the trophy and he said to me "I can't believe it, look at those names!" Not only did he have the youth and the quality of play, but he knew about the game.

  11. Postpublished at 21:39 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Pat Cash
    Former Wimbledon champion on BBC Radio 5 live

    I remember sitting watching Boris playing at Queen's. I was in the draw and thinking "what is this guy doing? You can't play tennis like this" - just hitting the ball as hard as you can, it'll never go in. How wrong I was.

  12. 5: Boris Becker wins first Wimbledon aged 17, 1985published at 21:37 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    At just 17 years of age, West Germany's Boris Becker became the youngest player to win Wimbledon.

    An unseeded outsider before the 1985 tournament began, Becker displayed his flamboyant and aggressive style to overpower eighth seed Kevin Curren, a South-African-born American, 6-3 6-7 7-6 6-4 in the final.

    It was the first of his six Grand Slam titles - and the first of three at the All England Club.

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    Wimbledon's greatest moment: Boris Becker wins in 1985

  13. Postpublished at 21:36 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    We're at the halfway stage - and in at five, it's the first of six titles for this man...

  14. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 21:32 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

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    David Hill: In the pre tie break days you'd often get long sets but this was on another level, unbelievable

  15. Postpublished at 21:29 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Jonathan Overend
    BBC Radio 5 live presenter

    Nicolas Mahut held served 84 times consecutively and won 502 points - 24 more than Isner - but still lost.

  16. Should matches have a definitive end?published at 21:28 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Sam Smith
    Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 live

    The debate started roaring while that match was going on. Isner was pretty much finished for the rest of the summer, it had such a major effect on him. He became famous overnight but what it took out of him, physically - in the running equivalent it was like running 10 marathons in 10 days.

  17. 6: Isner v Mahut - Wimbledon's longest match, 2010published at 21:23 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    At 18:13 on Tuesday, 22 June, American John Isner and Frenchman Nicolas Mahut stepped out on to the grass.

    Three days later - after 11 hours and five minutes on court - Isner finally prevailed, winning the fifth and deciding set 70-68.

    There is now a blue plaque on the wall outside the court to commemorate the longest match in Wimbledon history.

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    Wimbledon's greatest moment: John Isner and Nicolas Mahut play the longest match in 2010

  18. Postpublished at 21:23 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Up next - an obscure first-round match on court 18...

  19. Postpublished at 21:21 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Sue Barker
    BBC Sport presenter

    How Arthur Ashe approached that final, in such a serene way, I think it even caught Jimmy by surprise.

  20. Postpublished at 21:20 British Summer Time 28 June 2017

    Pat Cash
    Former Wimbledon champion on BBC Radio 5 live

    Arthur's serve was fantastic. Keeping the ball low, slicing on the backhand - and he was the first guy that I'd seen that used meditation on the court. That was the blueprint for all the modern sports psychology that we see. He was phenomenal.