UNBELIEVABLE: China's Zhang Nan falls to the court after victory in the mixed doubles final badminton match with Zhao Yunlei against teammates Ma Jin and Xu Chen. It is the first time China bags both the gold and the silver medals of the event at the Olympics. Antonin Thuillier / Agence France-Presse

VINDICATION: Britain's Andy Murray celebrates his victory over Spain's Nicolas Almagro during their men's singles tennis quarterfinal. He defeated world No 1 Roger Federer to become the first British gold medalist in tennis since 1920. Martin Bernetti / Agence France-Presse