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Friday, 5 August 2016 09:47 AM BST
Four years on: Remembering London 2012 at Wimbledon
Wimbledon.com looks back at the numbers when London 2012 came to the All England Club. READ MORE

Perhaps it was the bold spectrum of colours that graced the All England Club lawns.

Perhaps it was the sight of Andy Murray's immediate redemption after his heartbreaking loss to Roger Federer at The Championships 2012, or Serena Williams' latest entry into the history books.

Or maybe it was simply Wimbledon playing a significant role in one of the most magnificent sporting summers on Britain's shores.

Whatever it was that made the 2012 Olympic tennis so special, the event still lives long in the memory, and exactly four years on from the culmination of Wimbledon's involvement at London 2012, Wimbledon.com looks back at the numbers behind a truly golden tournament...

104
After 104 years, Olympic tennis returned to the All England Club for the first time since the 1908 Games in London
14 
London 2012 was the 14th time tennis has been held at the Olympic Games

1
The number of games lost by Serena Williams in the London 2012 final
0
The number of sets lost by Serena Williams in the entire singles tournament

58
The number of games in Roger Federer's and Juan Martin Del Potro's epic semi-final. Lasting 4 hours and 26 minutes, it is still the longest three set singles match in the Open Era

104
Andy Murray became the first British man to win singles gold for 104 years, after Josiah Ritchie did it at the 1908 Games in London
4
The exact number of weeks between Andy Murray's heartbreaking Wimbledon final loss to Roger Federer, and his London 2012 triumph

4
Venus and Serena Williams became the first ever four-time gold medallists in tennis history.

1924
London 2012 saw the first return of mixed doubles to the Olympics since 1924
1
Andy Murray and Laura Robson became the first ever unseeded medallists in the mixed doubles, winning silver

3
Serena Williams, Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan all completed career Golden Slams at London 2012

32
Aged 32 years and 49 days, Venus Williams became the oldest gold medallist in Olympic tennis history by winning the ladies' doubles

48
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Milos Raonic played a 48-game set in their second round meeting - the most in Olympic tennis history. Tsonga triumphed 23-21.
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