...and here we end Wimbledon

Well what a final it was for both the men's and the womens events. For the womens my knowledge told me to go with Venus as the winner though in my heart I was routing for Serena so it was always difficult to predict a winner their. But in the end I did feel Venus was going to have the upper hand and to be honest Serena blew herself out of contention; she started off so strong but couldn't keep it up as Venus surpassed her.
For the mens it was a rollercoaster and exhausting to watch. However from the start I believed Nadal was looking on top form I just overestimated the motivation Federer had (don't get me wrong he was definitely motivated). I think however with this blow to Federer it will be even more difficult for him to sustain the No.1 title. Some may disagree saying that the match could have gone either way but we need to understand that Federer was playing on his best surface! Now the only place he can find comfort is on Hard Courts but Djokovic is catching up on those as well! I do think next year we would see a No.2 or even No.3 Federer. At the start of the year I did say it was possible for Federer to lose the No.1 spot at least once and it is actually very possible with only 545 points seperating the two. I have to say though Federer's run to 14 Grand Slams looks to be in threat. Yes he will go to the US as the favourite but I'm sure Djokovic will be hot on his heels after the 2nd round defeat in Wimbledon. I do think he'll be back for a vengeance and though Nadal hasn't be too great here it looks like he could at least get to the Semis. I think once Federer starts dropping we'll see a split dominance. Nadal will be dominant in the French and Wimbledon whilst Djokovic will be dominant in Australia and the US Open. This is just my opinion though, however I do believe by 2010 we''ll probably be waving goodbye to Federer as No.1 (meaning by that time I don't think he'll get back to No.1 unless he has kept the No.1 spot until then).
Anyway the rankings are also interesting. For how long has the Top 4 been Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Davydenko; I don't even know but now No.4 is David Ferrer. I wonder how long that will last. Murray has successful enetered the Top 10 which is great. Hopefully he'll find something in him to reach the Top 8 so he'll get an easier draw at the US. Gasquet sadly dropped 5 ranks though which is a shame whilst fellow frenchmen Tsonga also suffered a similar fate.
Feliciano Lopez (who has probably risen to my Top 20 in the past few months) has reached No.22 after his success in Wimbledon. Mario Ancic's efforts also got him to No.24. However the biggest jumpers must be Rainer Schuttler (+55 to 39) Marat Safin (+35 to 40 Yeah) and Arnaud Clement (+73 to 72). Though the tournament saw many upsets Marat Safin reaching the Semis was a huge payback for me! However with Tommy Haas' valiant effort he still had to drop 7 ranks.
Now lets go to the womens rankings. Sadly Ivanovic still hangs on to No.1 because of a weak effort from all 4 top seeds. Jelena Jankovic also sadly goes to No.2 putting Sharapova to third. But what most interests me is that the ranking points make it look ever closer to being a six way tie for No.1! Has that ever happened before! All the Top 6 are in the 3000 mark meaning another good effort from Serena and Elena will see them in the race for No.1. Marion Bartoli sadly only dropped 5 places - I was hoping for a 10 plus drop! It's also sad that Nicole keeps her ranking of 22 but as long as she can sustain a good run she'll easily get back to the top. One thing that really interests me is that now 4 chinese players are in the Top 50. I don't think it has ever happened. Anne Keothavong also makes it into the Top 80, hopefully she continue her rise.