It was Serena Williams’ battle for the 24th Grand Slam title and that dream was unfulfilled at last year’s Wimbledon, as she lost to Angelique Kerber in the finals. This year the American faced the seventh seed, Simona Halep to play for her seventh title at SW19.

The quest for the 24th title is still on as World Number seven, Halep defeated the seven-time Wimbledon champion, Williams 6-2, 6-2 at Wimbledon Championships 2019 finals in 56 minutes and becomes a new ladies’ champion at All England Club. 

It was a dream start for Simona Halep against Serena Williams as she got hold of a break and held her serve within four minutes and the Romanian led by 4-0 in the opening set. World Number 11, Serena Williams finally boarded the match and made a hold to love.

Until then, Williams did not face any break point in the match while Halep was on serve and the seventh seed had a 100 percent conversion rate.

After a prolonged game of deuces, Simona Halep spent some time in holding her serve. Serena came across the first break point of the title match, after a quivering start but a wide forehand winner scored out the point. Halep continued with her relentless hitting and running around the court from corner to corner and lead by 5-1.

Halep’s court coverage was phenomenal and Serena had no other option other than holding her serve. Simona Halep continued to take the 6-2 and maintained her momentum in the second set as well. Following the similar trend in the next set, Simona Halep continued to run back and forth of the Centre Court.

The unforced errors from Williams’ end continued and Simona just committed three unforced errors in the entire match. The Romanian baseliner lived the finest hour of her life and played the best tennis of her life and lifted up her second Grand Slam title after the French Open in 2018.

“It was the best match,” said Halep, as she held the Venus Rosewater Dish. “I have worked a lot for this moment. It’s an honour to play in front of the Royal Box. I don’t have the words to explain. I had nerves. My stomach was not well before the match, but I came to court and gave my best.”

“It’s something special and I’ll never forget this day. It’s my mum’s dream. When I was 10, 12 years old, she said I had to play the final of Wimbledon. I have worked a lot to change my game, to be able to win matches on grass. It was an amazing tournament and I can’t wait to come back. It’s been an honour.”