11th July 2012
Ace US tennis player Serena Williams beat Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 in Wimbledon women’s singles Title at the All England Club in London on 7 July 2012. William, the world no.6, beat the third seed, Radwanska who was playing her first grand slam final and striving to become the first Polish to win a Grand Slam. Radwanska made a history by becoming the first Polish tennis player to reach a grand slam final.
Serena had defeated defending champion Petra Kvitová in the quarter finals and second-seeded Victoria Azarenka in semi-finals clash, while, Agnieszka Radwanska had defeated Maria Kirilenko in the quarterfinals and Angelique Kerber in the semifinals.
The Wimbledon victory holds a great importance for Serena Williams who was out of the game for nearly 1 year as she suffered a dreadful foot injury and underwent a surgery for blood clots in her lungs. Serena, had claimed the Wimbledon women’s singles title on four occasions in the past including 2002, 2003, 2009 and 2010. In a career marked by 18 grand slam finals, Serena has to her credit 14 singles titles, which comprise all grand slams.
Williams Sisters clinched the Wimbledon Women’s Doubles Title 2012
Serena Williams along with her elder sister Venus Williams also claimed the Wimbledon women’s doubles Title on 7 July 2012. The pair beat Czech duo Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka 7-5, 6-4. It was their fifth Wimbledon doubles title together,while, their first doubles tournament together in past two years.
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