Serena Williams of the USA successfully defended her title at Wimbledon by defeating Vera Zvonareva of Russia at Wimbledon 2010 on Saturday, 6-3, 6-2. World No. 1 Serena kept the No. 21 seed, Vera, on the run throughout the 1st set, breaking serve to go up 5-3, then holding to take the set 6-3. Serena
Serena and Venus Williams were each fined $4,000 at Wimbledon for skipping a news conference after their loss in the doubles quarterfinals. Serena said Thursday she is "shocked to hear" about the penalty, adding she and her sister rarely speak to the media after Grand Slam doubles matches other than finals. Serena and Venus were
As happened 5 times in the last 8 years, Serena Williams will appear in the Wimbledon Final as she goes up against Vera Zvonareva. World No. 1, 28-year-old Serena of the USA earned her berth in the Final by defeating unseeded but determined 19-year-old Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic 7-6 (7-5), 6-2. Petra pushed
The Semifinals for Wimbledon 2010 have been determined. One match pits No. 21 seed Vera Zvonareva of Russia against No. 82 ranked Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria. These two have met once before at Moscow in 2009 where Tsvetana won 6-0, 6-2 on hard court. Tsvetana, 22-years-old, has never made it past the 2nd round of
No. 82 ranked Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria played the match of her life and defeated the No. 2 seed, Venus Williams of the USA at Wimbledon 2010. Venus was totally outsmarted as Tsvetana took her out 6-2, 6-3. Venus hit unforced error after unforced error as Tsvetana placed her shots well, took off pace to
No. 3 seed, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, was sent packing today after being pounded by No. 62 ranked Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the 4th round of Wimbledon 2010. The pounding took only 46 minutes. Who is this Petra Kvitova who can knock off a high seed without hardly breaking a sweat? In
In a 4th round battle of Belgian countrywomen seeking their first Wimbledon championship, No. 8 seed, Kim Clijsters advanced to keep her hopes alive winning over No. 17 seed, Justine Henin 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 at Wimbledon 2010. Kim had to fight back from down a set. She won the 2nd set, then made a decisive
World No. 1 Serena Williams of the USA advanced to the Quarterfinals of Wimbledon 2010 by downing No. 17 Maria Sharapova of Russia. It was a close match from the start, with the 1st set going to a tie-break. Maria had two set points in the tie-break but was unable to convert. Maria then committed
Maria Sharapova of Russia, former World No. 1 and 2004 Wimbledon champion, has easily gained the 3rd round at Wimbledon 2010. Maria seems to be on cruise control, downing countrywoman, Anastasia Pivovarova 6-1, 6-0, and Raluca Olaru of Romania, 6-1, 6-4. At this point, Maria seems to have come back quite well from last year's
Fourth seed and former No. 1, Jelena Jankovic of Serbia posted an easy win over No. 29 seed, Alona Bondarenko of the Ukraine Friday, 6-0, 6-3 to gain a berth in round 4 at Wimbledon 2010. Jelena was treated during the match for what appeared a thigh muscle strain. Jelena said in a post match
