Having lost in the second round to Lukas Rosol last year, this time Rafael Nadal departs even earlier, going out to the world No135, Belgium's Steve Darcis. Lleyton Hewitt rolls back the years against Stanislas Wawrinka, while six British players are knocked out with only one taking a set. The only British player to win is Andy Murray Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Laura Robson serves notice of her burgeoning talent with a stunning 6-3, 6-4 victory over the Russia's Maria Kirilenko, the 10th seed and a quarter-finalist last year. However there is despair elsewhere for the Brits as Heather Watson (pictured) is soundly beaten by the promising American teenager Madison Keys and Tara Moore is left heartbroken after a gutsy 7-5, 5-7, 7-5 defeat to Kaia Kanepi Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
The craziest day at Wimbledon for years. It starts with Victoria Azarenka withdrawing after injuring her knee on the first day and the Belarusian leads complaints about the state of the courts along with Maria Sharapova, beaten by the Portuguese qualifier Michelle Larcher de Brito. In total, seven players pull out injured. And then, it happens: Roger Federer (pictured), the defending champion, is knocked out by the world No116, Sergiy Stahkovsky Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
The roof is on Centre Court for Novak Djokovic's win over Bobby Reynolds, whose exit means that there will be no American man in the third round for the first time in 101 years. Michael Llodra becomes the latest player to retire, defaulting in his singles match against Andrea Seppi – but the Frenchman then turns up for his doubles match and goes through when his Polish opponents retire Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
With their match left over from the previous day, Grigor Dimitrov and Grega Zemlja resume with the latter leading 9-8 in the fifth set. Dimitrov saves a match point but, with Sharapova watching on, he eventually loses 11-9. Federer's conqueror, Stakhovsky, is beaten by Jurgen Melzer while there is joy for the Brits as Murray and Robson (here signing autographs) win their respective matches in convincing fashion Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
In one of the most entertaining matches of the tournament, the young Australian Bernard Tomic defeats Richard Gasquet to reach the fourth round while Tommy Haas, the 35-year-old German, secures his place in the second week. However another veteran, Kimiko Date-Krumm, is finally beaten. The 42-year-old Japanese's fairytale is ended by Serena Williams (pictured), who wins 6-2, 6-0 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
The shocks continue. Williams, widely expected to romp to her sixth Wimbledon title, is outgunned by a brilliant performance from Germany's Sabine Lisicki, who recovers from 3-0 down in the third set to win 6-2, 1-6, 6-4. Robson's run comes to an end against Kanepi, while wins for Jerzy Janowicz and Lukas Kubot ensure that Poland will have a player in the men's singles semi-finals for the first time Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Lisicki, now installed as the favourite, ensures she capitalises on beating Williams with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Kanepi to reach her second Wimbledon semi-final. Agniezska Radwanska (pictured) edges a wonderful match with Li Na, there are eight successive breaks in the second set of Marion Bartoli's win over Sloane Stephens and Kirsten Flipkens, ranked 262nd last year, reaches her first grand slam quarter-final after beating the 2011 champion, Petra Kvitova Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Andy Murray tests the country's nerves in his quarter-final against Fernando Verdasco (pictured), losing the first two sets before fighting back to reach his fifth successive Wimbledon semi-final. He will face Jerzy Janowicz after the 6ft 8in Pole's win over his fellow countryman, Lukasz Kubot. Novak Djokovic continues his nerveless progression with an ultimately comfortable win over Tomas Berdych while Juan Martin del Potro looks to have injured his knee in the first game of his match against David Ferrer but recovers against the odds to go through in straight sets Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Marion Bartoli beats Kirsten Flipkens (pictured) in straight sets in the first semi-final. It is a one-sided affair and Bartoli is in her second Wimbledon final six years after losing to Venus Williams in her first. She will play Sabine Lisicki beat Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 2-6, 9-7 in one of the matches of the tournament. The German had been 3-0 down in the third set but hauled in last year's beaten finalist to reach her first grand slam final Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
An enthralling day. Novak Djokovic is pushed all the way in the longest Wimbledon semi-final of all time by Juan Martin del Potro, eventually winning 7-5, 4-6, 7-6, 6-7, 6-3 in four hours and 43 minutes. The world No1 is into his second Wimbledon final and will resume his rivalry with Andy Murray after he came back from a set down to beat Jerzy Janowicz 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3. It was a controversial evening, though, with Murray enraged by the decision made by Andrew Jarrett, the tournament referee, to close the roof after the third set Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
The women's final is a damp squib as Sabine Lisicki succumbs to her nerves and the occasion, losing 6-1, 6-4 to Marion Bartoli, for whom this is a first grand slam title at the age of 28. Lisicki is the favourite but after breaking in the first game she crumbles and Bartoli takes six successive games to win the first set. In the second set, Lisicki is in tears after a double-fault and despite a late rally, she cannot deny Bartoli Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Andy Murray makes history, becoming the first Brit to win the men's singles title since Fred Perry in 1936, beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets and sending the nation into raptures of delight. The Scot recorded a 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 victory in sweltering heat just 12 months after the heartbreak of losing to Roger Federer in the final Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
