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Fact: With her Wimbledon victory today, Serena Williams now has as many Grand Slam titles as every other active player combined (21). Bleacher Report will be bringing sports fans the most interesting and engaging Cold Hard Fact of the day, presented by Coors Light. Source: ESPN Read more Tennis news on BleacherReport.com Read More →
Published: July 11, 2015
Garbine Muguruza—all of 21 years old and playing in her first Grand Slam final—did exactly what one has to do when facing the great Serena Williams. She came out firing, hitting aggressive shots and building up a 2-0 lead, then 3-2, in the first set of the Wimbledon 2015 women’s singles final on Saturday. But it was not enough. Even fearless, gutsy tennis isn’t enough when facing...
Published: July 11, 2015
Serena Williams established herself as the most dominant player on the WTA Tour years ago. She entered the greatest of all time conversation about five Grand Slam titles ago. Now she’s being talked about as the greatest American and female athlete of all time. No need for a drum roll. She’s the No. 1 player in the power ranking. John McEnroe, a three-time Wimbledon champion, told BBC Sport...
Published: July 11, 2015
The Serena Slam is complete. Now it’s on to the calendar-year Grand Slam for Serena Williams. Pushed hard by 20th-seeded Garbine Muguruza at the start and the finish, Serena Williams won the 2015 Wimbledon Championships by a 6-4, 6-4 margin. WATCH Hear from the 2015 champion @serenawilliams #Wimbledon http://t.co/e4pwNVXnHn — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 11, 2015 The 21-year-old Muguruza...
Published: July 11, 2015
Serena Williams withstood early and late surges from Garbine Muguruza to capture the women’s title in straight sets at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships on Saturday. The 6-4, 6-4 triumph gives her 21 career Grand Slam singles titles, three behind Margaret Court for the most in history. Williams now holds all four major titles at once—the Serena Slam—and earned a chance to go for the...
Published: July 11, 2015
This Sunday, No. 1 Novak Djokovic will meet No. 2 Roger Federer in a Wimbledon final for the ages. Both players have been nearly invincible through six contests on the grass at the All England Club, and each took a very different road to get to this point. Due to a bevy of upsets along the way, Federer played only three top-20 opponents but did have to go through No. 3 Andy Murray in the semifinal....
Published: July 11, 2015
Serena Williams defeated Garbine Muguruza 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to claim the sixth Wimbledon championship of her career and her 21st Grand Slam trophy overall. The women’s world No. 1 now holds all four Grand Slam titles following Saturday’s triumph, and the official Wimbledon Twitter account noted Williams’ historic win: While this was Williams’ eighth career visit to...
Published: July 11, 2015
Win the Women’s World Cup, party with Taylor Swift—it’s the American way. The United States celebrated their Canadian triumph with a parade in New York City on Friday, then they capped off their day by being brought on stage by Taylor Swift at her concert in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Swift was just as ecstatic to meet them as they were her. Not a bad week for the Americans. [Twitter,...
Published: July 11, 2015
With relatively stable regulations, the 2015 Formula One season was billed as a continuation of 2014. And in many ways, that has been the case. Mercedes remain the team to beat, with Lewis Hamilton continuing to maintain his performance advantage over team-mate Nico Rosberg. Williams are still at the sharp end of the grid, and Red Bull and Renault continue to struggle to see eye-to-eye. Kimi Raikkonen...
Published: July 11, 2015
Only one weekend is left to play in what’s been a memorable fortnight, but it promises to end the 2015 Wimbledon Championships with a bang starting Saturday in a women’s singles final between Serena Williams and Garbine Muguruza. The top-seeded American still has the opportunity for a 2015 Grand Slam sweep at Flushing Meadows and the U.S. Open later this summer, but first things first—she...