Serena Williams Wins Wimbledon Title

WIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams is back, and she looks almost as good as ever.
The 30-year-old American won her fifth Wimbledon title Saturday on Centre Court, beating Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 to claim her 14th major championship.All the focus this fortnight has been on Roger Federer's quest to match Sampras's seven title successes at the All England Club - but Williams quietly beat the Swiss marvel to the punch in equalling Sampras's pre-Federer grand slam benchmark.



The 30-year-old former world No1 joins Sampras with 14 career majors from 18 finals with her emotional two-hour, two-minute victory.
Poland's first grand slam finalist in 73 years, Radwanska did a commendable job even making a match of it.
There were fears early for the former Wimbledon that she may suffer the ignominy of being on the wrong end of the first double-bagel final defeat in 101 years.
The first-time major finalist trailed 5-0 and 15-40, but gallantly saved two set points and held with an ace to avoid the same sorry fate as Dora Boothby, who was humbled 6-0 6-0 by fellow Brit Dorothea Lambert Chambers in 1911.
After finally getting on the scoreboard, Radwanska seemed to benefit from a timely rain break after the opening set and most definitely seized on some Williams jitters to stretch the match to three sets.After hitting a backhand winner on match point, she fell onto her back to the grass. She then rose with a grin as big sister Venus – another five-time Wimbledon champion smiled and applauded, along with the rest of the crowd.On Saturday, she finished with 17 aces — including four in one game — and a record 102 for the tournament.
It was Williams' first Grand Slam title since she won at the All England Club two years ago. Shortly after winning that title, Williams cut her feet on glass at a restaurant, leading to a series of health problems, including being hospitalized for clots in her lungs.I never dreamt of being here again, being so down," Williams said. "Never give up. You can continue."
Williams is the first woman in her 30s to win a Wimbledon title since Martina Navratilova, who won at the All England Club in 1990 when she was 33.
In the men's final on Sunday, six-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer will face British hope Andy Murray. The fourth-seeded Murray is trying to become the first British man to win the title at the All England Club since Fred Perry in 1936.