Spectators gathered in the Market Place last Sunday to watch the Wimbledon final between Andy Murray and Roger Federer on the Big Screen.
The early sunshine and fast pace of the match kept everyone's spirits high, especially when Andy Murray took the first set.
Applause and cheers rang out at every good move Murray made.
But a torrential downpour seemed to quell the spirits and Murray's success.
The spectators dragged their chairs under the cover of the Assembly Rooms canopy and watched as the Wimbledon trophy slipped from his grasp.
Neil Cross, 50, had travelled from Shardlow to watch the final on the Big Screen.
The translator said: "It's been a great atmosphere, it's a shame more people weren't here.
"I think Andy has done his best. He tried very hard but Federer is brilliant, a champion and the better player."
Julie Higgins, of Chellaston, was on a shopping day and dropped into the Market Place.
She said: "I was shopping in the city anyway and when I realised that Murray was being shown in the final we thought we'd sit out and watch the action."
Tim Lord, 23, from Codnor, was cycling through Market Place when he saw the action on the big screen.
He said: "I wondered what the chairs were out for. I've never seen it like that before and then I remembered the tennis.
"It's great that there was quite a few people. It was a really good atmosphere. It was nice to be watching out in the open. Federer's good and he knows what he's doing. You don't win six Wimbledon titles without immense talent."
Murray, 25, was the first British male to be in the men's singles final at Wimbledon since Bunny Austin in 1938.
Courtesy of Derby Telegraph