Wimbledon 2010: That’s a wrap!

Posted: July 5th, 2010 | Author: thedoublebagel | Filed under: ATP, ATP: Rafael Nadal, ATP: Tomas Berdych, ATP: Wimbledon, WTA, WTA: Serena Williams, WTA: Vera Zvonareva, WTA: Wimbledon | No Comments »

Cheers to the World Number 1s! They made it happen in this year’s Championships and no one was going to stop them.

Serena Williams put up a clinic on Centre Court this Championship Saturday on how to win Wimbledon. Her oppponent, Vera Zvonareva, and some 15,000 other spectators were treated to a nice serving and hard hitting display for just over an hour.

I don’t think any of us had doubts about the outcome of the women’s final. It was Vera’s first time at a major final and Serena’s 16th. To top that off, Serena’s been flawlessly serving this fortnight landing double-digit aces in almost every match. How can someone stop that?

Final score: Serena Williams def Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-2

Rafael Nadal was not as flawless as Serena in this fortnight but he had his heart (and experience) to carry him to the second Sunday. Rafa was taken to 5 sets twice in the first week by opponents one would think he’d routinely send home but he fought through them, got to the second week refreshed and claimed his 2nd Wimbledon title.

The men’s final was much like the women’s. Tomas Berdych was in his 1st major final and Rafa was in his 10th. Rafa elevated his game when he needed to and didn’t give Berd a chance to be comfortable out there.

Final score: Rafael Nadal def Tomas Berdych 6-3, 7-5, 6-4

For both finalists, they have plenty to be proud of in this fortnight. They gained a lot of experience. They can only build on it and hopefully go one better the next time.

Images via Getty and Wimbledon

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