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Halep wins Wimbledon, stops Williams' bid for 24th Slam

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2019-07-14 10:07
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Simona Halep of Romania holds the trophy after winning the women's singles final match with Serena Williams of the United States at the 2019 Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Britain, July 13, 2019. [Photo/IC]

WIMBLEDON, England — Clutching her trophy 20 minutes after becoming Wimbledon's champion, Simona Halep checked out the board inside Centre Court that lists tournament winners. Below all of the mentions of Serena Williams, her opponent in Saturday's final, there already was inscribed: "Miss S Halep."

Halep was not concerned with preventing Williams from winning a 24th Grand Slam title. All Halep cared about was winning her first at the All England Club. And she played pretty much perfectly.

On top of her game right from start to finish, Halep overwhelmed Williams 6-2, 6-2 in stunning fashion for her second major championship. The whole thing took less than an hour as Williams lost her third Slam final in a row as she tries to equal Margaret Court's record for most major trophies in tennis history.

"I'm very sure," Halep said, "that was the best match of my life."

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