The final points of another Wimbledon have been played and it has been a thrilling tournament.

There were shocks, records have been broken, old stars have returned and new ones have emerged, with Novak Djokovic and Angelique Kerber landing the men’s and women’s singles titles.

Here is a look at how the tournament played out on social media.

Pre-tournament

Wimbledon’s grass has taken a pounding, from the heat and the players, but it was lush two weeks ago.

Yet that was when Andy Murray decided he should give the tournament a miss, while in the early stages of his return from hip surgery.

First week

Sixth seed Grigor Dimitrov was the first big casualty of the tournament as he lost to Stan Wawrinka on the opening day, while Sloane Stephens and Elina Svitolina – fourth and fifth seeds in the women’s draw – were also knocked out.

The women’s draw was being blown wide open and there was no bigger early shock than pre-tournament favourite Petra Kvitova going out to unseeded Aliaksandra Sasnovich, who won 6-4 4-6 6-0.

After missing the 2017 tournament while she was pregnant, Serena Williams made a triumphant return on the first Wednesday to Centre Court, where she last played in the 2016 final. She beat Viktoriya Tomova 6-1 6-4 in the second round, but her friend and second seed Caroline Wozniacki crashed out.

The shocks kept on coming on day four as Guido Pella knocked out third seed and expected title contender Marin Cilic in five sets in a match that was carried over from the previous day. Then, in the Wimbledon dusk, reigning women’s champion Garbine Muguruza was ousted by Alison Van Uytvanck.

Prompting what was to come later in the tournament, British pair Jay Clarke and Cameron Norrie were caught up in a thrilling men’s doubles match that began on Wednesday and finished on Friday, which they ended up losing 6-4 6-7 (5/7) 5-7 6-4 22-20, with the final set lasting two hours and 23 minutes. Meanwhile, Venus Williams was the latest big name to go out.

With England in their first World Cup quarter-final in 12 years, football fever gripped Wimbledon on the first Saturday, and Serena Williams was getting caught up in it. World number one Simona Halep was having less fun as her hopes were ended by Hsieh Su-wei while the last Brit standing Kyle Edmund was defeated by Djokovic.

Everyone was able to take a breather on the middle Sunday as there was no scheduled play. The courts enjoyed a watering and a trim and players practised, but it was the calm before the storm.

Second week

On the most hectic day of the championships, everyone remaining in the men’s and women’s draws played their last-16 match. Roger Federer won a set in 17 minutes and Williams – 181st on the WTA list – became the lowest-ranked player to reach a grand slam quarter-final in the Open era.

Tuesday was an entertaining day as the women’s quarter-finals took place. Williams dropped her first set of the tournament, but came back to beat Camila Giorga, Kerber tamed Daria Kasatkina, Jelena Ostapenko hit Dominika Cibulkova off the court and Julia Goerges downed Kiki Bertens.

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King of Centre Court Federer saw his three-year residency on the main show court end on Wednesday as his quarter-final with Kevin Anderson was scheduled on Court One. And in the unfamiliar surroundings Federer saw his Wimbledon defence end as the South African saved a match point at two sets to love down to win 13-11 in a decider.

Murray might not have been able to play this year, but he was still present at Wimbledon as he made his commentary debut on BBC Sport. He was calling Rafael Nadal’s quarter-final with Juan Martin del Potro and he chose a good match, with the Spaniard winning a five-set thriller late in the evening.

Williams and Kerber both won their respective semi-finals with ease on Thursday to set up a rematch of the 2016 final. Williams won her 20th successive match at Wimbledon, downing Goerges, while Kerber nullified the threat of Ostapenko.

Williams, whose supporters had already included Drake and Justin Timberlake, had been asked questions about whether her friend Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, would be in attendance to support her. Shortly after Williams’ semi-final win, everyone got their answer after a royal announcement.

Many expected Anderson’s semi-final with John Isner, a battle of the big-servers, to go the distance, but not many people would have thought it would have ended up as the longest semi-final in Wimbledon’s history, with Anderson eventually winning.

Kevin Anderson, two days after a four-hour quarter-final, spent over six and a half hours on court
Kevin Anderson, two days after a four-hour quarter-final, spent over six and a half hours on court (Nigel French/PA)

Because of the extraordinary length of the first semi-final, what was supposed to be the main event on Friday between Nadal and Djokovic did not start until after 8pm – under the Centre Court roof. Play was eventually suspended at 11pm with Djokovic leading two sets to one.

Only 14 hours after they finished on Friday night, Nadal and Djokovic were back on court on Saturday to conclude their epic semi-final and they picked up where they left off with some scintillating tennis. The Spaniard levelled up but the Serbian was not to be denied, coming out on top in a brilliant final set to seal a 6-4 3-6 7-6 (11/9) 3-6 10-8 win.

Given Williams is an A-List celebrity, it’s unsurprising she has A-List friends and they were out in force for the women’s final. Tiger Woods, Lewis Hamilton and Anna Wintour were among her supporters.

Williams’ most high-profile supporter was in the Royal Box. About two months ago, it was Williams watching Meghan at a big event, the royal wedding, but it was roles reversed as the Duchess of Sussex was a not-so-neutral observer.

The Duchess of Sussex was supporting Serena Williams at Wimbledon
The Duchess of Sussex was supporting Serena Williams at Wimbledon (Andrew Couldridge/PA)

Kerber’s idol is unsurprisingly Steffi Graf and she outplayed Williams to win her third grand slam title and become the first German to claim a singles title at Wimbledon since Graf 22 years ago.

Djokovic had it mostly his own way in the men’s final, which was no great surprise given the fatigue factor for Anderson and the fact it was the South African’s first title match at Wimbledon. He was struck by nerves and did not really become competitive until the third set. Djokovic is a four-time winner now, and will fancy a fifth next year.

Jamie Murray and Victoria Azarenka fell short in the mixed doubles, beaten in their final, but Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett completed a hat-trick of wheelchair doubles success.

And then the crowds left, the gates closed, and one little boy, Stefan Djokovic, went home very happy indeed.