Nadal's 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 victory gave him his eighth career Grand Slam singles title. The Spaniard, who captured his fifth French Open crown last month, is now tied for sixth with Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl and Andre Agassi on the list of major winners in the Open era.

The 24-year-old is halfway to matching Roger Federer's all-time record of 16 Grand Slam men's singles championships.
Despite being ranked No. 1 in the world heading into Wimbledon, Nadal received the second seed out of respect for Federer's grass-court prowess. But the six-time champ fell in the quarter-finals to the 12th-seeded Berdych and will drop to No. 3 in the world when the new ATP rankings are released.

Nadal tightened his grip on the top spot with Sunday's bloodless victory over Berdych, a rangy Czech who was appearing in his first Grand Slam final at the age of 24.
Fortified by his semifinal appearance at the French Open, Berdych put together another impressive run at Wimbledon, dominating Federer over four sets in the quarters before upsetting Đjoković in straight sets to reach the final.

Berdych hoped to benefit from his surprising appearance in the Wimbledon final.
"I hope it gives me a lot of confidence … to be stronger for next time," said Berdych, who later mentioned he was bothered by an abdominal muscle injury.
Nadal might have been celebrating a third straight Wimbledon title if not for the knee problems that forced him to skip last year's tournament, an experience he called "one of the toughest moments in my career" after Sunday's victory.

"For sure the U.S. Open is going to be one of my goals for the rest of my career," Nadal said. "But right now [my goal] is to enjoy the beach, fishing, golf, friends, party, and Mallorca."
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