Wimbledon 2015: What All England Club Results Mean for Tournament's Top Stars

The sport's most illustrious fortnight is officially over, but the impact made on the world of tennis from the 2015 Wimbledon Championships is just beginning to be felt in the days after the tournament.  

As tends to be the case every year at the All England Club, the results from Wimbledon should have a seismic effect on the rest of the sport. While that's undoubtedly true each year, it could be a stepping stone unlike years past with three living legends further adding to their legacy.

Let's dive closer into the results from Wimbledon and what they mean for the biggest stars of the tournament.

Serena Williams (Women's Champion)

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The 2015 Wimbledon was seemingly a wash-rinse-repeat performance for Serena Williams, simply dominating the field for the sixth time in her career. But this one has taken on a meaning and significance all of its own.

It's not out of nowhere that this happened, either. Williams did it herself, by winning every major ever since her 2014 French Open flameout, making Wimbledon her fourth consecutive Grand Slam title as she furthers her stranglehold over women's tennis.

The American is nearing 34 years of age, but she just continues to dominate. Her overall talent has seemingly only improved as she's entered the second half of her career, and her 21 Grand Slam titles now have her entering uncharted territory, as Jane McManus of ESPN noted:

Undoubtedly the most important takeaway from the fortnight for Williams is that she won, which keeps the elusive feat of a calendar year Grand Slam in focus. Should she take the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows some two months from now, it will be the first such feat we've seen since 1998.

The pressure on Williams there will be unlike anything in her career, which is saying quite a lot. But at this point, you'd be hard-pressed to find her fazed about any of it, as she noted herself:

Williams has been the favorite at virtually any tournament she's walked into over the last four or five years, but there's never really been a Grand Slam where one would be absolutely shocked to see her lose. With the amazing tennis she's put together over the last year, however, there will be many in disbelief should she fall in a major championship for the first time in more than 400 days.

Novak Djokovic (Men's Champion)

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Trying to climb the ranks in men's tennis in the heyday of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal—not to mention the emergence of some younger players—is the ultimate challenge, and Novak Djokovic has undergone some growing pains in the process. But it appears to be coming together for the Serbian over the last several years.

At least on grass, his prominence was validated for the second straight year in the same manner as last year. He stuffed Federer's quest for Grand Slam title No. 18 again, this time winning in four sets to take his third Wimbledon title and prevent Federer securing his eighth.

Continued successes of Nadal and Federer, along with Djokovic's still-average 8-9 record in Grand Slam finals, has allowed the 28-year-old's legendary status to be somewhat overlooked. It has much to do with more proven legends around him as well as his own ripe age, but it's nonetheless jarring for the world No. 1.

But now that he has nine majors and the chance to win three of four in 2015 at the U.S. Open, possibilities for his career are beginning to reach Federer and Nadal levels. Djokovic at least aspires to continue going for a while, as he told BBC Sport's Piers Newbery:

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I'm going to keep going. I feel good. I don't feel old. I have hopefully many more years in front of me," he said.

"I'm going to try to push my own limits and see how far I can go really with titles and with myself playing on this high level.

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Nothing other than a magnificent fortnight of tennis should have been expected from Djokovic, even on the heels of his suffocating French Open final defeat to Stan Wawrinka. Give the Serbian a victory in that match, and he's fighting for the calendar year Slam at Flushing Meadows just like Williams. 

What's more, players who have swept the Australian Open and Wimbledon have fared quite well in the final hard-court major, per Tennis View Magazine's Chris Skelton:

In denying Federer glory on Sunday when it appeared he was at his best, Djokovic did much more than just win one Grand Slam title. He also improved to 20-20 against Federer, and proving a thorn in his side at the Wimbledon setting that Federer has dominated could be a decisive edge that Djokovic is able to retain when the legends of these players are being discussed for years to come.

Roger Federer (Men's Runner-Up)

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If the taste of losing in a major championship final ever gets out of your mouth, Federer may have just gotten rid of it by the time Djokovic came around to give him another dose Sunday.

Last year, the script was seemingly being written for Federer in what was viewed as perhaps his last great chance at a Wimbledon title—at least given today's landscape and his age. He had Djokovic on the ropes in the final, pushing it to five sets before coming up gut-wrenchingly short.

That shortcoming could have made Sunday's results easier or harder, depending on one's mindset. Federer looked just as destined for the title amid a dominating two weeks of tennis, and once again he had Djokovic frustrated after tying the match one set apiece.

He came up short again, and Federer left no doubt of his disappointment:

The Swiss legend has done so much that anything at this point is simply a bonus to an all-time great career, and that makes it more than commendable that he's even able to get this close to that 18th Grand Slam title. He continues to be doubted as to his longevity, but he just keeps proving he can compete with the best in the game even at age 33.

With that being said, it is becoming increasingly apparent that Djokovic might be becoming the elusive opponent for Federer. Djokovic now has three straight wins against him and has brilliantly dispatched Federer two straight times at his bread and butter, the Wimbledon final.

If Federer continues to play at this level, it would be foolish to write off his chances for an 18th Grand Slam. But he might want to hope that Djokovic gets taken down before he navigates his way to another final.