Serena Williams wins 7th Wimbledon title, matches second all-time Grand Slam record
World number one Serena stormed to a 7-5, 6-3 straight set win at Centre Court on Saturday against German fourth seed Angelique Kerber who had earlier defeated her at the Australian Open final in January.
With the win, 34-year-old Serena has now matched the second all-time Grand Slam wins as she ties Steffi Graf‘s record of 22 Grand Slam total.
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‘It’s been incredibly difficult not to think about it,’ Serena said of finally winning number 22. ‘It makes the victory even sweeter to know how hard I worked hard for it.’
‘This court definitely feels like home, I have a match later today in the doubles, so I’ll be back out.’
Though the new achievement makes her tied as first for the most titles in the Open Era, she is now just two major titles shy of matching Margaret Court‘s all-time record of 24 wins.
Serena also holds the record for the only tennis player to have won 10 Grand Slam singles titles in two separate decades.
The court is definitely home for Williams.