ner 19-17 in the fifth. The match ran 4 hours, 24 minutes -- the longest of the tournament.Biggest disappointment?Atkin: After almost beating Serena

LONDON -- It was a different kind of fortnight at the All England Club.The mens final was absent Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic for the first time in 14 years.And after three near-misses in Grand Slams, Serena Williams finally hoisted the trophy that brought her even with the great Steffi Graf.With that, our 2016 Wimbledon awards:MVPNic Atkin: Few people thought Sam Querrey could hold his nerve and close out a win against Djokovic after taking the two first sets before their third-round match was suspended for the day. But credit to the American for getting the job done.Peter Bodo: Marcus Willis gets the nod over Serena Williams because he saved a truly dreary first week. His improbably run helped offset Brexit anxiety and Englands stunning loss to Iceland in the UEFA Cup.Greg Garber: Serena, hands down. She leaves the All-England Club with two silver trophies and equals the great Steffi Grafs Open era record of 22 major singles titles.Matt Wilansky: A rhetorical question. Serena, who won the singles and doubles titles, is the only logical choice. Only question moving forward is whether shell catch Margaret Court as the all-time leader in Slam wins (24).Top matchAtkin:?Federer-Marin Cilic in the mens quarterfinals. Even by Federers mighty standards, this was one of his great wins, pulling off a Houdini act to save three match points and come back from two sets down.Bodo: Serena over Angelique Kerber in the womens final. It was extremely high quality despite being just two sets. And it was historic as well.Garber: Federer-Cilic. Fantastic twists and turns -- and perhaps a final flourish for the 17-time Grand Slam champion at Wimbledon?Wilansky: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga dug himself out of an impossible two-set hole to escape John Isner 19-17 in the fifth. The match ran 4 hours, 24 minutes -- the longest of the tournament.Biggest disappointment?Atkin: After almost beating Serena in the third round last year, Heather Watson had a poor showing 12 months on, losing in the first round to Annika Beck. No one was more disappointed than the Briton, who angrily slammed her racket to the turf during the match, earning a $12,000 fine.Bodo: Garbine Muguruza had a chance to position herself as the leading candidate to succeed Serena. Instead, she played a poor, low-energy second-round match against Jana Cepelova.Garber: Djokovic, who lost in the third round to Sam Querrey. Seemed like after finally winning the French Open, he took his foot off the gas.Wilansky: Could make a case for Djokovic, but cant blame him for still reveling in his French Open laurels. Instead, the dubious honor belongs to wonderkid Dominic Thiem, who fell meekly in the second round.Biggest surpriseAtkin:?Willis won six matches to qualify for the main draw, then shocked Ricardas Berankis, a player ranked 718 places above him, to earn a Centre Court date with Roger Federer and a check for ￡50,000.Bodo: Despite a few good weeks, Kerber basically struggled after she beat Serena for the Australian Open title. She bounced back from a dreadful first-round loss in Paris to make another major final and vault to No. 2 in the rankings.Garber:?Querrey, for sure. The American put it all together and made his first major quarterfinal. Lets see if this gives him momentum to get to the next level.Wilansky: Venus Williams. At 36 years old, no one thought she had a semifinal run left in her -- except Venus herself. Swell Wood Water Bottle . Then the Pacers gave Oladipo and his Orlando teammates the cold shoulder. Paul Georges buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter spurred a 21-4 run, finally sending Indiana past the Magic 97-87 in a tougher-than-expected opening night matchup. Swell Water Bottle Clearance . -- Hunter Smith scored the winner with just 12 seconds remaining in the third period as the Oshawa Generals edged the host Sarnia Sting 5-4 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. http://www.swellbottlesnz.com/ .C. -- Chris Thorburn thinks one of the reasons the Winnipeg Jets have been successful under new coach Paul Maurice is that theyre playing together as a team. Swell Bottle Ombre . Dukurs winning time was 1 minute, 45.76 seconds, a quarter-second better than Russias Alexander Tretiakov. Lativas Tomass Dukurs was third, 1.41 seconds off the pace. Jon Montgomery of Eckville, Alta. sWell Bottle Stockists . The Americans, skipped by John Shuster, seized the advantage in the eighth end by scoring five points for a 7-3 lead. The Czechs pulled two back in the ninth, but Shusters team of third Jeff Isaacson, second Jared Zezel and lead John Landsteiner ended with another point to secure the last Olympic berth on offer. CHARLESTON, Ill. -- Casey Teson scored 17 points, including five of Eastern Illinois 13 3-pointers, Montell Goodwin added 14 points, including three 3s, and the Panthers cruised to a 101-49 win over Division III Fontbonne on Monday night.Demetrius McReynolds scored 12 for EUI (8-4), which has won four of its last five games, including three in a row.The Panthers, who came in ranked 10th in the country in turnovers forced (16.03 per game), converted 16 first-half Fontbonne turnovers into 18 points and ttook a 54-26 lead into the break.dddddddddddd. Eastern Illinois shot 50 percent from the field, including 9 of 17 from 3-point range, in the first half.Dallas Haywood led Fontbonne with 10 points. The Griffins, who shot just 24 percent in the second half, made 4 of 18 (22 percent) from 3-point range and committed 25 turnovers.It was EIUs highest scoring output of the season. ' ' '