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In pictures: The story of Wimbledon 2024

A selection of the best pictures from the Wimbledon fortnight.

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Carlos Alcaraz successfully defended his men’s Wimbledon title while Barbora Krejcikova made it eight different women’s winners in as many years.

Here, the PA news agency tells the story of the Championships through pictures.

Heather Watson argues with the umpire
Heather Watson was the first of 10 British first-round singles casualties (Zac Goodwin/PA)
Andy Murray talks while surrounded by journalists
Andy Murray pulled out of the singles due to injury – but he entered the doubles in his final planned appearance at the Championships (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
Wimbledon 2024 – Day Three – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
World number one Jannik Sinner (left) beat fellow Italian Matteo Berrettini in a second-round thriller under the Centre Court roof (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
Harriet Dart crouches to the floor and holds her hand over her mouth in celebration
Harriet Dart (pictured) beat British number one Katie Boulter in the first of two all-British battles on day four (John Walton/PA)
Jacob Fearnley shakes hands with Novak Djokovic
Britain’s Jacob Fearnley (right) took a set off Novak Djokovic in his second-round defeat (Mike Egerton/PA)
Andy Murray waves as he walks off Centre Court while being applauded by fans and players
Andy Murray was celebrated on his final Centre Court appearance (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
Emma Raducanu grimaces in the rain
But Raducanu cited a wrist injury the following day when she pulled out of the mixed doubles and denied Murray another appearance at Wimbledon (Mike Egerton/PA)
Ons Jabeur kicks the tennis ball into the net
Back-to-back finalist Ons Jabeur boots the ball into the net during her third-round defeat to Elina Svitolina (Aaron Chown/PA)
Novak Djokovic talks towards fans on Centre Court
Novak Djokovic clashed with Centre Court spectators, wishing them a “goooood night” after he felt chants for his last-16 opponent Holger Rune were boos towards him (Mike Egerton/PA)
Jannik Sinner walks in front of the giant screen showing the ball is out
Jannik Sinner exited the tournament after struggling with illness during his quarter-final defeat to Daniil Medvedev (Zac Goodwin/PA)
The Umpire checks on Taylor Fritz as Lorenzo Musetti walks away
Taylor Fritz’s run was ended in the quarter-finals by impressive Italian Lorenzo Musetti (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
Jasmine Paolini celebrates with her arms outstretched and her fists clenched
Paolini had never won at Wimbledon before but produced heroics to reach a second successive grand slam singles final (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
Barbora Krejcikova kisses the Venus Rosewater Dish
Barbora Krejcikova became the eighth different winner of the women’s singles title in the last eight Championships (John Walton/PA)
Alfie Hewett kisses the trophy
Alfie Hewett finally won the Wimbledon wheelchair singles title to complete the career Grand Slam (John Walton/PA)
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