SIMONA HALEP TORPEDOED Serena Williams’s latest bid to capture a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam on Saturday when she stormed to a sensational victory in a 56-minute Wimbledon final.
The 27-year-old Romanian captured her second career major with a 6-2, 6-2 victory, adding a maiden Wimbledon to her 2018 Roland Garros triumph.
Defeat for 37-year-old Williams, a seven-time Wimbledon champion who won the last of her 23 Slam titles at the 2017 Australian Open, meant her attempt to equal Margaret Court’s all-time record for major wins was put back on ice until at least the US Open.
Williams was undone by 26 unforced errors to Halep’s two.
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Delighted for her! Won without even breaking a sweat, glad moany pants didn’t steal the limelight this time and give excuses. Well done halep! Deserved champion :)
@Chonky Racoon: steal the limelight?Any limelight Serena Williams gets is well earned, she is a world class athlete that has done more for women’s tennis than any other player for the best part of twenty years,, her record of 23 grand slam titles in singles,(one of which she won when pregnant) 14 in doubles and 2 in mixed doubles, add in 4 Olympic gold medals, is way above anyone else from her generation, the women speaks four languages has two foundations one of which funded the building of a secondary school In Kenya, she pays for underprivileged students in America to go to college, has worked for Brest cancer, Aids and children’s hospital charity’s to name but a few, and is a Unicef ambassador, but you label her as a moan, when there is so many good things to say about her. Pathetic..
@Devilsavocado: Serena Williams showed her true self when she made a show of herself and overshadowed Naomi Osaka’s historic victory. Serena is a world class athlete, however, nobody is No 1 forever and she needs to make her peace with that.
@Sirius: your probably one of those sad cases that only remembers Zinedine Zidanes meeting with Materazzi in the World Cup final and forgets everything else he done in his career,, just like Serena Williams , you are going to remember her for that one time, and sure forget about Everything else she has done in her career, have you any idea how ridiculous your comment is when put into context with all the brilliant things she has achieved and people she has helped throughout her life,, you need to get a grip…
@Devilsavocado: shes a cheat who hid in her panic room rather than meet drug testers. And shes a despicable sports woman.
@Nial D: really Nial,, if you have any evidence of your claims I suggest you contact the WTA at Legal@wtatennis.com I’m sure they would be very interested to see the proof you have.
@Devilsavocado: we get it you fancy serena
@Devilsavocado: lord you’re a pain. The dogs in the street know shes on the juice, but if the federation nail her they nail womens tennis.
@Nial D: that Tin foil is best used in the kitchen pal, just remove it from your head and maybe give the Reddit conspiracy threads a break,, otherwise a meeting with men in white coats is probable for your future buddy…..
@Aidan Butler: I’m going to be honest with you buddy,, she doesn’t float my boat, Maria Kirilenko though. Wow!!!! ;)
@Devilsavocado: take your head out of your hole pal. You haven’t a clue what goes on. Clown.
@Nial D: the people in the know claim there is a huge doping problem in tennis and given the nature of the game and the lax dope testing regime (relative to other sports)I’d be surprised if there wasn’t
@Nial D: she and her sister are two of the most tested female tennis players on the court being tested over 47 and 56 times since 2010 while other competitors have beegn tested as few as 11 times in the same period of time. All negative so go figure
@Devilsavocado: Hi Orla 50 accounts, how is your Saturday going :-)
@Devilsavocado: of course she’s going to be remembered for that terrible unsporting behaviour, and she has only herself to blame for that. I’ve no idea why you’re mentioning Zidane.
@Nial D: sweet Jesus, you are the one that’s out talking to dogs on the street and you accuse me of not having a clue,, you really need to give that single brain cell of yours a rest from the magics you are picking in the field or the extremely potent strain of grass that you’re smoking,, otherwise it’s not going to end well for you. A brain so tiny lost in the vast empty space that is your head, yet you come across so dense, that I’ll bet light is bent around you. You really are a mystery to science. :)
@Sinead Merrigan: Lance Armstrong was one of the tested athletes in the world. Look how that ended.
@David Washington: ehh, wrong!!! Next question??? Oh and remember pal, just because you think it doesn’t make it true :),, I’m quite insulted actually, I don’t like him/her either….:)
@Sinead Merrigan: there’s a lot of hate coming in here for Serena Sinead,, I’m starting to wonder what the real reason of dislike for this person is….
@Ray Walsh: wow Ray, that’s an interesting comment, kinda tells a lot about the type of “person” you are….
@Devilsavocado: oh, let me guess, you think “there’s a lot of hate coming in” because of her skin colour – am I close?!
@Devilsavocado: still a Moany b@&ch
@Nial D: then why haven’t they nailed Nadal?
@Sirius: if the shoe(sneaker) fits ….,,;)
@Devilsavocado: How silly of you to act as PR for someone who doesnt even know or care about your existence.Serena Williams is not gracious in defeat and her style of play is say too aggressive and as for those gutteral sounds.
Simona Halep was a breath of fresh air.
@Dvilsavocado quote
” her record of 23 grand slam titles in singles) 14 in doubles and 2 in mixed doubles, add in 4 Olympic gold medals, is way above anyone else from her generation”
With doubt you are right, the most dominant and powerful player of her generation:: deserved all her praise as with that record you cannot deny her :: “But” and here is the but when you compare her to the Men’s side with Roger Federat , again one of the most dominant players in his time:: He is not as great as he was but like S W he stills gets into the finials . Why then does he have an almost 100% approval rating from all the tennis fans??? Because he is a modest winner and a gracious loser, and unfortunately S W is surely not one of those:: that is the answer to your question ::WHY is she so successful and disliked at the same time :: compare these two great players and you can see why ::……
(can you image Roger going into a super fit like she did last year)
Williams was lucky it went on so long.
An absolute hammering. Fair play!
The people who paid thousands for a ticket won’t be happy with that quick game.
@davey boy: On the flip side, they witnessed a masterclass performance. Almost flawless.
@davey boy: ya, and they paid same as the men now but play a third of the matches, equal my hole!
Glad hate that Williams
@Pat Lanigan: funny that, she says she likes you !
@Pat Lanigan: Hate?? Strong word that Pat,, just wondering, have you ever met her?? Seen as so you hate her she must have done something personal to really upset you.
I really can’t understand all the negative comments in this thread about her.
@Devilsavocado: because she’s a c#*t, that’s why, there I said it!
@The Upside-down Triangle: in your insignificant opinion??
@Devilsavocado: What cant you understand?
Delighted for her! Well done Halep
She is Meghan’s best friend, the pushy princess and the even more out of touch Serena Williams.
@Aine Power: Jealous much?
@Aine Power: Meghan is not a Princess in title or otherwise.
I am delighted that Halep won.
I think for the prize money they get they need to bring the women up to 5 sets the same as the men.Sometimes these games end way to quickly and the spectators are definitely not getting value for money
@Anthony O’Mahony: it’s a joke in the first place that the women’s game gets the same prize money as the men for half the work. Why don’t the women play 5 sets in the grand slams?!!
@Caoimhín O’Cheallacháin:
One of the greatest female players of all time Martina Navratilova, just did an article on this in the Sunday Times (last weekend) and she believes that should be done. With money equal: playing time should be the same !! When you see she is worth 15 million after all her success but with the winnings much lower compared to the men in those days (she is 62 years old) and Serena Williams winnings of $90 million (so far and will collect at least 1 Million this year) you can see her point:::
Serena needs to lose a couple of stone
@JusticeForMARIA: So does your mum
@Shakka1244:
Shakka hold on there JusticeForMARIA mum is looking Hot for her age:::
Yippie delighted for her and glad the sore loser lost!!
So pleased for her, Williams is starting to show her age
did serena blame this loss on the patriarchy
That’s an ace. Seriously Serena should be looking at retirement, she is three years shy of 40.
@Aine Power: and still made a final.
@Aine Power: Gosh yeah she’s really gone downhill..imagine only getting to the final! Should Federer be put out to pasture also?
@Sorcha Ní Shúilleabháin: He’s not far off it in fairness.
@Sorcha Ní Shúilleabháin:
@Aine Power: That would be 37 the so, or 3 years beyond 34…..
Yet she made it to the final!
Brilliant win well done Halep class too good
I was sad to see Serena lose so handily but Halep has a remarkable presence on the court. Serena’s strength is in her power and in her serve, neither of which showed up consistently today. The unforced errors made for a sloppy match for Serena, unfortunately.
@Seeking Truth: delight this loud brash bad-looser was blasted off the court by a more skillfull player
@Peter Buchanan: delighted your showing yourself up as an idiot
The reduction give her an advantage..
Spectator display?
Delighted!
Good job, now take your winners cheque and go back to the pawn shop and get your tiddys back
@Stevie OBG: how ignorant and.. M
Maybe she took a good bribe to lose lol
@paul kane:
Yea she is worth $120 Million
@paul kane: what that’s a low even for ye lot of loosers. No way Serena tries to win she lost she will be back
What an a s s… yummy