Serena Williams defeats Vera Zvonareva to win women's final. Serena Williams has beaten Vera Zvonareva in straight sets 6-3, 6-2 to win her fourth Wimbledon championship - taking her sixth on the all-time Grand Slam winners’ list.
Fierce hitting and stunning serving from Williams, as well as nerves from Zvonareva in her first ever Grand Slam final, combined to create one of the most one-sided finals the spectators on Centre Court have ever seen.
Crowning glory: Serena Williams holds aloft the Venus Rosewater Dish
Zvonareva did not manage to force a single break point against her opponent.
There is one day remaining, of course, and anything can happen, but for now at least this weirdest of Wimbledons had no more curve balls left to throw.
Roger Federer gone before the men’s final for the first time since 2003, no rain for a fortnight, the longest match in the history of tennis - naturally. Serena Williams lose the ladies’ singles final? Don’t be daft.
Williams had dwarfed Zvonareva at the photo session before the start, towering over her as they tried to smile for the cameras before battle commenced, and the dominating presence never went. From the first game of the match when Zvonareva couldn't even force Williams to stray a yard from the centre of the court, to the final games of the second set, when she had to play through a haze of tears.
This is Serena’s fourth Wimbledon Venus Rosewater Dish. It was brutal.
In her previous games, the crowds watching Zvonareva had been evenly split. Sexist it may sound, but the boys were cheering for the pretty Russian, the girls going for Zvonareva’s opponent: the underdog. This time, the whole crowd were with her. It told its own story.
The key moment came when Williams broke to go 5-3 up with a running cross-court forehand down the line, allowing her to serve for the opening set.
Zvonareva tried to challenge an unreturnable serve, but the ball had halved the line. It brought up two set points, one frittered away with a double fault, the second lost with a backhand long.
A big serve and a smash brought up her third set point, and Williams won it when Zvonareva went long and wide with her forehand.
By this stage, Williams had forced Zvonareva too far behind the baseline, and she broke in the opening game when Zvonareva volleyed into the net.
When Zvonareva went down two breaks in the second set, she started crying. At 4-1, there was no way back.
Serena surged to a 40-0 lead at 5-2, and only needed one match point before she smashed the ball past Zvonareva, who could only waft her racquet in the general direction. ( telegraph.co.uk )
Fierce hitting and stunning serving from Williams, as well as nerves from Zvonareva in her first ever Grand Slam final, combined to create one of the most one-sided finals the spectators on Centre Court have ever seen.
Crowning glory: Serena Williams holds aloft the Venus Rosewater Dish
Zvonareva did not manage to force a single break point against her opponent.
There is one day remaining, of course, and anything can happen, but for now at least this weirdest of Wimbledons had no more curve balls left to throw.
Roger Federer gone before the men’s final for the first time since 2003, no rain for a fortnight, the longest match in the history of tennis - naturally. Serena Williams lose the ladies’ singles final? Don’t be daft.
Williams had dwarfed Zvonareva at the photo session before the start, towering over her as they tried to smile for the cameras before battle commenced, and the dominating presence never went. From the first game of the match when Zvonareva couldn't even force Williams to stray a yard from the centre of the court, to the final games of the second set, when she had to play through a haze of tears.
This is Serena’s fourth Wimbledon Venus Rosewater Dish. It was brutal.
In her previous games, the crowds watching Zvonareva had been evenly split. Sexist it may sound, but the boys were cheering for the pretty Russian, the girls going for Zvonareva’s opponent: the underdog. This time, the whole crowd were with her. It told its own story.
The key moment came when Williams broke to go 5-3 up with a running cross-court forehand down the line, allowing her to serve for the opening set.
Zvonareva tried to challenge an unreturnable serve, but the ball had halved the line. It brought up two set points, one frittered away with a double fault, the second lost with a backhand long.
A big serve and a smash brought up her third set point, and Williams won it when Zvonareva went long and wide with her forehand.
By this stage, Williams had forced Zvonareva too far behind the baseline, and she broke in the opening game when Zvonareva volleyed into the net.
When Zvonareva went down two breaks in the second set, she started crying. At 4-1, there was no way back.
Serena surged to a 40-0 lead at 5-2, and only needed one match point before she smashed the ball past Zvonareva, who could only waft her racquet in the general direction. ( telegraph.co.uk )
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