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Williams papalo sa Wimby finals vs Radwanska

- The Philippine Star

WIMBLEDON, England--Tinalo ni four-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams si No. 2-seeded Victoria Azarenka ng Belarus, 6-3, 7-6 (6), para sa kanyang pang pitong finals appearance sa All England Club.

Pipilitin ng 30-anyos na si Williams na maging unang lady netter sa kanyang edad na nagwagi ng isang major tournament matapos si Martina Navratilova, nasa edad 33-anyos nang angkinin ang Wimbledon noong 1990.

“The older I get, the better I serve, I feel,’’ wika ni Williams.

Isang panalo pa ang kailangan ni Wil­liams para sa kanyang pang limang Wimbledon championship para idagdag sa nauna niyang mga titulo noong 2002-03 at 2009-10 at pang 14th Grand Slam singles trophy sa kabuuan.

Nagtala si Williams ng 20 sa kanyang 24 service points sa first set at hindi siya nagkaroon ng double-fault laban kay Azarenka.

Makakasagupa ni Williams sa finals si No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska ng Poland, umabante sa kanyang unang Grand Slam final sa edad na 23-anyos.

Umiskor si Radwanska ng isang 6-3, 6-4 tagumpay kontra kay No. 8 Angelique Kerber ng Germany.

“After a couple of games, I just relaxed a little bit,’’ ani Radwanska. ‘“was really focusing on every point.’’

AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA

ALL ENGLAND CLUB

ANGELIQUE KERBER

AZARENKA

BELARUS

GRAND SLAM

MARTINA NAVRATILOVA

RADWANSKA

SERENA WILLIAMS

VICTORIA AZARENKA

WIMBLEDON

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