For the first time in twenty years, the Championships saw a home player win a senior title as Jamie Murray won the mixed doubles with Serbian partner Jelena Janković. Venus Williams claimed the Ladies' title by defeating Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli, a surprise finalist who had defeated world number one at the time Justine Henin. It was the third longest men's singles final of all time at 3 hours and 45 minutes. The Gentlemen's final was won by Roger Federer for the fifth consecutive time, a feat only before achieved in the Open Era by Björn Borg. The Cyclops system was still used on other courts. The Wimbledon Championships adopted Hawk-Eye technology for the first time on Centre Court and Court 1. Reconstruction work on Centre Court was in progress and thus it had no roof. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. It was the 121st edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 25 June to 8 July 2007. The 2007 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. A roofless Centre Court in the early stages of redevelopment.
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