Serena shows she is a born fighter
LONDON (Reuters) - She was born a fighter and on Saturday Serena Williams proved she is the ultimate survivor as she completed her "unbelievable journey" from a pit of despair to win a fifth Wimbledon crown. Seventeen months after a life-threatening blood clot in her lungs almost ended her glittering tennis career, Williams blotted out the mental and physical scars to climb back into the grand slam winner's circle by snuffing out Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1 5-7 6-2. Almost everyone but those closest ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/williams-beats-radwanska-win-wimbledon-title-153851491--ten.html ]
Grasscourt great? I don't even like it: Serena
LONDON (Reuters) - She now has five Wimbledon singles titles, has a serve that is almost unplayable on the lawns and even named her dog after one of greatest men's players to grace the surface, yet Serena Williams still says she really does not like grass. The 30-year-old American carved another landmark on the All England Club's famous Centre Court on Saturday when she overpowered Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska to move level with her sister Venus's singles haul at the championships. Despite being ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/grasscourt-great-dont-even-serena-185628169--ten.html ]
Radwanska enjoys "dream" final despite defeat
LONDON (Reuters) - The gulf between Serena Williams and Agnieszka Radwanska was perhaps never more evident than when the Pole left Wimbledon's Centre Court as a beaten finalist and described her defeat as a "dream" and the culmination of the "best two weeks of my life". For Williams, this was a 14th grand slam title and another 1.15 million pounds ($1.78 million) to add to a burgeoning pool of career cash, while Radwanska had missed out on claiming a maiden major title in her first major final. Barring ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/radwanska-enjoys-dream-final-despite-defeat-185421744--ten.html ]
Wimbledon Women's Final: Live Report
AFP IS NOW CLOSING THIS LIVE REPORT after Serena Williams clinched her fifth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 win over Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska.After being out-classed for the first set and a half of her first ever Grand Slam final, world No. 3 Radwanska staged a remarkable comeback in the second following a a 25-minute rain delay to level the match at one set all.But Serena, the sixth seed at this year's championships, finally recovered her composure to reclaim the title after a match which ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/wimbledon-womens-final-live-report-003428585--ten.html ]
Murray on path from tragedy to triumph
A scrawny, pasty-faced Andy Murray was 18 when he made his Wimbledon debut in 2005.He reached the third round where he gave Argentina's David Nalbandian, the 2002 runner-up, a huge scare by taking a two-sets to love lead before running out of steam to lose in five. But amongst the first questions posed at a packed news conference was an enquiry far removed from the gentile confines of the All England Club in leafy, south-west London where million-pound homes abound.The questioner wanted to know about ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/murray-path-tragedy-triumph-002905970--ten.html ]
LONDON (Reuters) - She was born a fighter and on Saturday Serena Williams proved she is the ultimate survivor as she completed her "unbelievable journey" from a pit of despair to win a fifth Wimbledon crown. Seventeen months after a life-threatening blood clot in her lungs almost ended her glittering tennis career, Williams blotted out the mental and physical scars to climb back into the grand slam winner's circle by snuffing out Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1 5-7 6-2. Almost everyone but those closest ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/williams-beats-radwanska-win-wimbledon-title-153851491--ten.html ]
Grasscourt great? I don't even like it: Serena
LONDON (Reuters) - She now has five Wimbledon singles titles, has a serve that is almost unplayable on the lawns and even named her dog after one of greatest men's players to grace the surface, yet Serena Williams still says she really does not like grass. The 30-year-old American carved another landmark on the All England Club's famous Centre Court on Saturday when she overpowered Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska to move level with her sister Venus's singles haul at the championships. Despite being ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/grasscourt-great-dont-even-serena-185628169--ten.html ]
Radwanska enjoys "dream" final despite defeat
LONDON (Reuters) - The gulf between Serena Williams and Agnieszka Radwanska was perhaps never more evident than when the Pole left Wimbledon's Centre Court as a beaten finalist and described her defeat as a "dream" and the culmination of the "best two weeks of my life". For Williams, this was a 14th grand slam title and another 1.15 million pounds ($1.78 million) to add to a burgeoning pool of career cash, while Radwanska had missed out on claiming a maiden major title in her first major final. Barring ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/radwanska-enjoys-dream-final-despite-defeat-185421744--ten.html ]
Wimbledon Women's Final: Live Report
AFP IS NOW CLOSING THIS LIVE REPORT after Serena Williams clinched her fifth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 win over Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska.After being out-classed for the first set and a half of her first ever Grand Slam final, world No. 3 Radwanska staged a remarkable comeback in the second following a a 25-minute rain delay to level the match at one set all.But Serena, the sixth seed at this year's championships, finally recovered her composure to reclaim the title after a match which ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/wimbledon-womens-final-live-report-003428585--ten.html ]
Murray on path from tragedy to triumph
A scrawny, pasty-faced Andy Murray was 18 when he made his Wimbledon debut in 2005.He reached the third round where he gave Argentina's David Nalbandian, the 2002 runner-up, a huge scare by taking a two-sets to love lead before running out of steam to lose in five. But amongst the first questions posed at a packed news conference was an enquiry far removed from the gentile confines of the All England Club in leafy, south-west London where million-pound homes abound.The questioner wanted to know about ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/murray-path-tragedy-triumph-002905970--ten.html ]
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