Simona Halep wins her first Wimbledon title by dashing Serena Williams hope of record breaking grand slam title win.

Romania’s Simona Halep stuns Serena Williams to win her first Wimbledon title. Simona Halep beat Serena Williams 6-2 6-2 to become the first Romanian to ever win Wimbledon and deprive the American of a 24th grand slam title that would have tied Margaret Court for the all-time lead. The latest Wimbledon champion acknowledged at her post match presser that Serena is an inspiration to her and young players. She told reporter what it means to win her first Wimbledon title as she was asked if she had ever played a better match than this particular stunner. Reporter- Have you ever played a better match than that?

Simona Halep: “Never!
It was the best match and of course Serena always inspires us. It was my mom’s dream. The day came, so thanks to my family
and my team. Thanks to my country because I have a lot of support there. At the beginning of the tournament I spoke to the people in the locker room. If I would win, it would be amazing because I would get membership for life.
Here I am!.”

Published by Monsurah Olatunji

Monsurah Olatunji is a Nigeria based Sport enthusiast with a bias for women's football. An advocate of women's football development in Africa and girl-child empowerment.

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