One of the best Wimbledon Championships of recent years is over, but what did we learn from two weeks at the All England Club this time around?

Here are 10 pointers for the rest of the year:

1 Novak Djokovic emphatically justified his status as the new world number one with his fifth win over Rafael Nadal this year. In an era of perhaps unprecedented talent, the Serbian reigns supreme, and will start the US Open as a big favourite.

2 By contrast, Caroline Wozniacki is clinging onto her status as the women's world number one by her fingertips. Her dismal defeat from a set up to Dominika Cibulkova shattered any lingering suggestions that she may be the best in her sport.

3 The rankings may say otherwise, but that honour must now fall upon Petra Kvitova, whose nerveless shredding of Maria Sharapova in the Wimbledon final suggested it would be a major shock if it was not the first of many more Grand Slam titles to come.

4 Andy Murray's battle to claim that elusive first Grand Slam crown just got harder. His semi-final defeat to Nadal highlighted once again the huge gulf in class he must still breach in order to lift a major title.

5 And potentially harder still, if Juan Martin Del Potro's Wimbledon performance was anything to go by. His excellent display against Nadal indicated that, injury problems at bay, he will soon be back as a legitimate major challenger.

6 The reign of the Williams sisters may be coming to a close. Despite their excellent performances after a year off the court, that aura of invincibility they once held over their rivals will not perturb the next generation.

7 After some time in the doldrums, the women's game is heading back in the right direction. Behind Kvitova, the likes of Victoria Azarenka and the engaging Sabine Lisicki indicate some fine competition to come.

8 You can rack up as many Australian or US Opens as you like, but for the vast majority of top players, Wimbledon remains the big one. Witness Djokovic's admission that it was the tournament he had dreamed of winning since a boy.

9 Federer will be back - but for how long? Rather like the Williams sisters, his once-expected dominance is now at an end. And the manner of his defeat to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga raised serious questions over his ability to claim another Grand Slam crown.

10 We're still waiting for a British player to take some of the pressure off Andy Murray. Heather Watson and Laura Robson provided rare bright spots, but don't bet on them elbowing into title contention any time soon.