This is his first title at Wimbledon, the second Grand Slam tournament of his career. Simona Halep of Romania on Saturday (July 13th) won the tournament against Serena Williams, who lost 6-2, 6-2, and lost an all-time record.
It is hardly if there was match. Simona Halep has never played at such a level on grass, and Serena Williams, 7-time title winner at the All England Club, has rarely played so badly.
"You have to lift his hat and say bravo"
The American went a priori favorite of her 11th final on the English turf, she had lost only once in ten games against Simona Halep. But the youngest of the Williams sisters, 37 years old, went totally through, breakée of entry, and quite quickly led 4-0 in the first set. A catastrophic departure from which she never knew how to get up. With 25 unforced errors against 3 for his formidable opponent, the match was one-sided. To everyone's surprise.
"She really played incredibly well, and when a player is playing so well, you have to lift her hat and say bravo, I have to keep trying, fighting and enjoying the sport," Serena Williams said on the court. .
Simona Halep, who has so far won only one Grand Slam at Roland Garros in 2018 after three failures in the final in Major, offers herself her second major, in just over a year.
"It's the best game I've ever played." she reacted. "I worked really hard for this moment, it's great."
"It was my mother's dream." she added. "When I was ten, my mother told me that if I had to do something important in tennis, I had to play in a Wimbledon final." It's done. Final played, and won.
On the side of Serena Williams, this is the third time she failed in the final in her quest for the record of 24 grand slams. Record held by Australia's Margaret Court.