Novak Djokovic and Angelique Kerber were crowned Wimbledon champions.

Here, Press Association Sport looks at five things we learned from the fortnight.

Novak’s back

Wimbledon 2018 – Day Thirteen – The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Novak Djokovic looks back to his very best (John Walton/PA)

After 15 months of injury frustration and self-doubt, Novak Djokovic is finally is back to his best, the form which took him to world number one and brought him 12 grand slam titles. Lucky number 13 came courtesy of a three-set mauling of a shattered Kevin Anderson but it was in the semi-final when Djokovic proved his mettle, a five-set marathon spread over two days of the highest quality tennis seen at the championships to overcome old rival Rafael Nadal.

Seeds scattered

Wimbledon 2018 – Day Six – The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Simona Halep’s struggles on grass continued (Jonathan Brady/PA)

When each of the top 10 seeds tumbled in the first week, questions were raised about the strength of the women’s game. Had the quality of the rest of the field improved, catching up with the likes of Caroline Wozniacki and defending champion Garbine Muguruza? Or, when it comes to the grass courts were the big names, in fact, all much of a muchness. World number one Simona Halep certainly struggled with the surface, looking a shadow of the player who had powered to the French Open title a few weeks earlier.

Eleventh heaven

Despite the cull of seeds, the women’s showpiece featured two familiar names. Serena Williams’ run to the final, 10 months after giving birth to her daughter and suffering life-threatening complications, was an inspirational as it was impressive. But it was Angelique Kerber, the 11th seed, who claimed her first Wimbledon title two years after she was beaten in the final by Williams. Kerber endured a miserable 2017, hence her slide down the rankings, but she looked back to her very best here and it would be no surprise to see her add to her three grand slam titles in the future.

Murray missed

The absence of two-time champion Andy Murray, who withdrew on the eve of the tournament due to his lack of match fitness, left a gaping hole from a British perspective.  Kyle Edmund reached the third round, where he ran into Djokovic, while Johanna Konta’s championships were ended by Dominika Cibulkova in round two. However, Jack Draper’s performance in the boys’ singles final, a narrow three-set defeat to the hugely talented world junior number one Tseng Chun-hsin, offered hope for the future.

Give us a break

The titanic slog-fest between Anderson and John Isner reignited the debate about fifth-set tie-breaks at all grand slams. Both exhausted players agreed they should be introduced after Anderson’s victory, 26-24 in the fifth, which came after six hours and 36 minutes. Wimbledon chief executive Richard Lewis has since said a tie-break in the final set, the format adopted at the US Open, would be considered. Important talks are planned before next year’s tournament.