Live Blogging the Gentleman's Final

11:42 AM: Well, another Championships Wimbledon is over. Until next year then, or rather, the US Open...will Federer take back his title in New York? Or will Nadal break through for the career slam? Or will we see another Del Potro?

11:34 AM: Tomas Berdych receives his runner up trophy. He'll be #8 in the world come Monday. And Nadal lifts his golden trophy, for the second time in his career. This is his 8th major title and of course, he stays as world #1.

11:29 AM: WITH A FOREHAND WINNER, NADAL HAS WON THE WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS. He falls onto the ground. His girlfriend jumps out of her seat. His uncle jumps up. His mom too. His dad. And he does a little somersault on the court. For the third straight year, somebody has pulled off a French-Wimby double.

11:27 AM: Championship point Nadal. Berdych with an untimely error.

11:26 AM: Now we're at deuce. Berdych got surprised by a shot that looked like it was going long.

11:25 AM: A nice drop shot and an ace helps Berdych stay in the game. It's 30-all

11:23 AM: Nadal is two points away from another Wimbledon title. Berdych has to hold but he's down 0-30.

11:21 AM: Nadal holds at love. He's making it look too easy. 5-4, on serve, third set.

11:18 AM: Wow. Unbelievable passing shot from Nadal. 40-30. And with a Nadal shot going long, Berdych holds. 4-all.

11:16 AM: Beautiful winner from Nadal. He evens the 8th game of the third set at 15-all. But Berdych quickly comes down with an ace. 30-15.

11:13 AM: Wicked cross court ends a fantastic rally. Both men running from side to side. Nadal up 40-15. And with Berdych hitting a shot long, it's another hold.

11:12 AM: Is the crowd cheering for the Czech. They roar as Berdych goes up 15-0 on Rafa's service game.

11:11 AM: Game Berdych. He holds at love.

11:09 AM: What a beautiful drop shot from Berdych! And then a beautiful ace. He's up 30-0 quickly. Just don't break. Don't break. Drive Nadal to a tiebreaker.

11:07 AM: Nadal is not giving any chances here. A beautiful forehand winner and he holds again. 3-2, on serve, third set.

11:04 AM: Nadal somewhat disgusted at a bad bounce on the baseline. Berdych holds. 2 games all in the third set.

10:59 AM: Nadal holds, thanks to a couple of errors from Berdych. On serve in the third.

10:57 AM: But he hits a backhand into the net. To deuce.

10:56 AM: Nadal shoots one into the net. Now he's down 30-40. Berdych has a break point opportunity.

10:55 AM: Nice nice forehand from Berdych and he finishes Nadal off with a drop shot to the empty court. 15-30.

10:53 AM: That's a hold for the big Czech. 1-1, third set.

10:51 AM: Oh what a point. Berdych comes up with a huge winner after a great rally. 30-15. And he finishes off Nadal the next point with a nice little smash. 40-15

10:50 AM: Nadal holds but Berdych hits a nice cross court winner to start his service game.

10:47 AM: Wow! Rafa just ran all the way across the court to hit a beautiful winner. Nadal's up 40-15 in the first game of the third set.

10:43 AM: Nadal has three set points. Let's see if he can capitalize. Yes he does as Berdych hits on wide. Rafa takes the set 7-5.

10:42 AM: Nadal forces Berdych to hit a volley wide. Suddenly, Berdych is down 0-30. He has to hold to stay in it. And he just lost another point. 0-40.

10:40 AM: Berdych hits one into the net on the run. We're still on serve in the second set. 6-5 Nadal.

10:38 AM: Oh man, Nadal comes way up to the net and slams one down into the empty court. And with a return long from Berdych, Rafa's up 40-15.

10:37 AM: Wow. Berdych just won an amazing point up at the net to get off to a good start in the 11th game of the second set. Nadal's down 0-15.

10:36 AM: Berdych is up in the double digits with his 10th ace. That's a hold. 5-all.

10:35 AM: Couple of big serves and Berdych is back in control, 40-15.

10:34 AM: Berdych hits a nice forehand but Nadal hooks it wide. It's 15 all. Berdych must hold this one or he will be down two sets.

10:33 AM: Bjorn Borg is on hand, with his signature wavy hair.

10:30 AM: Man, what a rally! Both players going out of the screen to get some wicked shots. Nadal finishes off with a beautiful volley. And he holds at love.

10:28 AM: Nice cross court volley and Berdych holds another one.

10:27 AM: And another one at 120 mph plus. That's Berdych's 9th ace.

10:26 AM: Berdych is slammin' 'em up. 126 mph ace evens it at 15 all.

10:24 AM: Nice return volley from Nadal and he holds. 4-3 Nadal, second set, on serve.

10:23 AM: Nadal hits another one wide. He's making a lot of errors today. But he's still up 40-15 in his service game.

10:20 AM: Another ace from Berdych. And he gets the hold as Nadal returns one long.

10:19 AM: Nice forehand down the line from Berdych and another one cross court wins him two straight points. Those shots left Nadal hanging.

10:16 AM: Another shot from Nadal going JUST long. Hey, I didn't know Lucie Safarova is Tomas Berdych's girlfriend. Nadal just took the game. Still on serve.

10:15 AM: A long rally ends with a Nadal shot going long. Rafa's up 30-15 on his service. And he hits an unreturnable forehand down the line! 40-15.

10:12 AM: Berdych holds another one at love with the help of some Nadal errors and another ace. It's 2-2 in the second set.

10:10 AM: More celebrity sightings. Lindsey Vonn, US Olympic skiing queen, is here to watch the final. She is supposedly a big Federer fan.

10:07 AM: Some wicked shots from Berdych but he can't finish it off, smashing it wide. Nadal up 40-15 and he just took the game with a winner. On serve in the second.

10:06 AM: Berdych getting his shots back now. It's 15 all on Nadal's serve but he's hit a couple beauties in this game already.

10:03 AM: Berdych comes back strong, with a hold at love. He finishes Nadal with another ace. And the sun's out on Centre Court.

10:01 AM: Berdych hits a big shot JUST wide and Nadal finally takes the first game. That's a hold.

10:00 AM: Rafa double faults again, his third of the match! Back to deuce.

9:58 AM: Nadal comes up to the net and Berdych hits one into the net. Deuce 3. And now Nadal has the advantage as Berdych hits one wide off the return.

9:57 AM: Forehand into the net. Berdych has yet another break point!

9:56 AM: A double from Nadal. Advantage Berdych. He better take this freebie. But Nadal slices an amazing second serve. We're back at deuce.

9:54 AM: A great 12 stroke rally and Berdych has a break point, 30-40, in the first game of the second set. And Nadal hits a great forehand winner. We're at deuce.

9:49 AM: And that's that. Nadal takes the first set 6-3, and more importantly perhaps, breaks Berdych twice!

9:48 AM: Another shot long and Nadal has two break/set points. Berdych slams another beautiful ace, tailing away from Nadal. One more set point.

9:47 AM: Down 0-30, Berdych hits an ace.

9:45 AM: Held at love with a wonderful winner. It's 5-3 Nadal.

9:44 AM: Nadal looks like he's getting stronger. 40-0.

9:42 AM: Hey, it's Jacques Rogge, IOC President sitting in the Royal Box, watching today. Should be an interesting tennis tournament in 2012 as the Games come to Wimbledon, as part of the London Olympics.

9:41 AM: Nadal's broken Berdych with a huge cross-court return. He's up a break, 4-3.

9:40 AM: And Berdych saves the first one with some wickedly-angled shots, sending Nadal chasing left, right and centre.

9:39 AM: Interesting stuff now. Two unforced errors from Berdych and he's down 0-30. And wow, Nadal hits an incredible shot on the run. 0-40, triple break point.

9:35 AM: Ace!! 40-0 for Nadal. Ooooo...and then he double faults.

9:33 AM: Berdych finishes off the game with a beautiful cross court winner. Man, Berdych has been playing beautifully. It might be another long one today. 3-2, on serve, first set.

9:30 AM: Danny here watching the Men's Wimbledon live. It's Nadal vs. Berdych today. Nice day in London, another dry one. The commentators are saying it's a bit windy. We're at 2-2 in the first set, on serve, with Berdych serving. Tomas Berdych, of course, beat the Swiss Maestro and Novak Djokovic on his way to this final. Now, we'll see if he can extinguish the last giant remaining to win his first Grand Slam title.