Wimbledon 2014 Features

From being a relatively anonymous figure on the women's tour, Petra Kvitova's previous Wimbledon victory had brought her uncomfortable and unwanted scrutiny from the world's media and fans intrigued by her sudden rise to prominence.

Tennis has a new champion. Well almost anyway. Canada's 20-year-old Eugenie Bouchard is all set to show her talent as she faces Petra Kvitova in the Wimbledon 2014 final.

The eighth-seeded Milos Raonic will tackle seven-time champion Roger Federer for a place in Sunday's final after seeing off world number 144 Kyrgios, who beat Rafael Nadal in the fourth round.

Wimbledon champions have almost always jumped their way into the crowds to greet their supporters after winning the title. Organisers here have now put a gate to stop them from risking a fall.

Now 16, Ana Konjuh became the youngest player to reach the third round of Wimbledon since Jelena Dokic in 1999.

There have been few women in tennis who have had a great game and court domination to go along with their arresting looks. There was Gabriela Sabatini, there is Maria Sharapova but Serbia's Ana Ivanovic is someone who is also regarded among tennis fans as being one of the most pleasing personalities on the tour.

A year ago, Andy Murray became the first British man since Fred Perry in 1936 to win the singles title at a tournament the locals refer to simply as "The Championships," ending a nation's long wait and sparking talk of a knighthood.

While top seed in the men's competition, Novak Djokovic goes head-to-head with Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev, second seed Rafael Nadal will face Slovakia's Martin Klizan.

Ahead of the 2014 Wimbledon championships, we look at the struggles of the three players who knocked out Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova in 2013 but then vanished from the spotlight.

While Roger Federer is not dwelling on last year's shock exit, Serena Williams too is confident of a good showing in Wimbledon this year.