So far during Wimbledon, Serena Williams’ toughest test
remains her three-set-thriller against Britain’s Heather Watson. A match, in
itself, that looked as if it were already over after a few games.
Today’s match-up, however, looked completely different. Fourth
seed versus the first seed and despite Williams’s past domination over
Sharapova, we all hoped this one would be a classic.
Sharapova started badly,
failing to find her rhythm and serving poorly, resulting in an early break of
serve.
The 2004 Wimbledon champion improved, to her credit, but it
was to little avail as Williams managed another break and comfortably took the
set 6-2.
The general consensus was that Sharapova needed to come out
fighting from the very first point in the next set, and that she did, holding
her serve in the first game.
The Russian raised her level even further, and even began
reeling off some mesmerising shots to keep herself in the match. She rallied
and fought for every single ball, but it simply wasn’t enough to trouble the
ruthless Williams, who closed out the match for a 6-2 6-4 victory and a place
in the final.
Sharapova’s overly-irritating shrieks remained particularly
audible throughout the match, and you’d think if the sole intention is to have
an influence over her opponent, she needn’t have bothered with it during this match-up.
A bad day at the office, for Sharapova, and an umpteenth Wimbledon title in the
sights, for Serena.
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