The Upcoming
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Cinema
      • Movie reviews
      • Film festivals
    • Food & Drinks
      • News & Features
      • Restaurant & bar reviews
      • Interviews & Recipes
    • Literature
    • Music
      • Live music
    • Theatre
    • Shows & On demand
  • Fashion & Lifestyle
    • Accessories
    • Beauty
    • News & Features
    • Shopping & Trends
    • Tips & How-tos
    • Fashion weeks
  • What’s On
    • Art exhibitions
    • Theatre shows
  • Tickets
  • Join us
    • Editorial unit
    • Our writers
    • Join the team
    • Join the mailing list
    • Fund us
    • Contact us
  • Interviews
  • Competitions
  • Special events
    • Film festivals
      • Berlin
      • Tribeca
      • Cannes
      • Sundance London
      • Venice
      • London
      • Toronto
    • Fashion weeks
      • London Fashion Week
      • New York Fashion Week
      • Milan Fashion Week
      • Paris Fashion Week
      • Haute Couture
      • London Fashion Week Men’s
  • Facebook

  • Twitter

  • Instagram

  • YouTube

  • Tumblr

  • RSS


Serena wins fifth Wimbledon crown

Serena wins fifth Wimbledon crown
8 July 2012
Dean Mears
Avatar
Dean Mears
8 July 2012

Serena Williams saw off the challenge of Agnieszka Radwańska to win her fifth Wimbledon title 6-1 5-7 6-2.

A fifth Wimbledon title for Serena lead John McEnroe to declare her the greatest woman tennis player of all time

A fifth Wimbledon title for Serena lead John McEnroe to declare her the greatest woman tennis player of all time. Photo: snaphappysal

Radwańska had been troubled by a respiratory illness which forced her to cancel her Friday press conference, and fears about the true level of her fitness surfaced as Serena comfortably took the first set with a powerful display.

But the current world number three showed why many are backing her to become a Grand Slam winner, fighting back to break the 30-year-old American to claim the second set 7-5.

After nearly a year out of action due to a leg injury, Serena wasn’t going to let this opportunity pass lightly, putting Radwańska under pressure early on in the deciding set before breaking twice to take a vital 5-2 lead.

Serena then served out in style before dropping to the turf in celebration, to become only the second female player to win a Grand Slam above the age of 30. 

And then, just for good measure, Serena went on to partner sister Venus to the doubles title just hours later.

Dean Mears

Related Items

More in

The Outsider

★★★★★
Andrew Murray
Read More

Tokio Myers at the Forum

★★★★★
Daniel Amir
Read More

The Outsider: An interview with director Thomas Meadmore

Andrew Murray
Read More

Beast

★★★★★
Euan Franklin
Read More

Project Gastronomía: How will Londoners eat in 2050? A symposium on gastronomy and multisensory design

Daniel Amir
Read More

Tribeca Film Festival 2018: On the red carpet with the stars of Westworld season 2

The editorial unit
Read More

Bat Out of Hell at the Dominion Theatre

★★★★★
Laura Ewing
Read More

Hinds at Electric Brixton

★★★★★
Jake Cudsi
Read More

Faceless

★★★★★
Cristiana Ferrauti
Read More
Scroll for more
Tap

Tickets

Theatre tickets

  • Popular

  • Latest

  • TOP PICKS

  • Project Gastronomía: How will Londoners eat in 2050? A symposium on gastronomy and multisensory design
    Food & Drinks
  • Gregory Porter at the Royal Albert Hall
    ★★★★★
    Live music
  • Bat Out of Hell at the Dominion Theatre
    ★★★★★
    Theatre
  • Beast premiere: A chat with Johnny Flynn, Jessie Buckley and Michael Pearce
    Cinema
  • Tribeca Film Festival 2018: On the red carpet with the stars of Westworld season 2
    Cinema
  • The Outsider
    ★★★★★
    Movie review
  • Tokio Myers at the Forum
    ★★★★★
    Live music
  • The Outsider: An interview with director Thomas Meadmore
    Cinema
  • Beast
    ★★★★★
    Movie review
  • Project Gastronomía: How will Londoners eat in 2050? A symposium on gastronomy and multisensory design
    Food & Drinks
  • Tokio Myers at the Forum
    ★★★★★
    Live music
  • Beast
    ★★★★★
    Movie review
  • Bat Out of Hell at the Dominion Theatre
    ★★★★★
    Theatre
  • Hinds at Electric Brixton
    ★★★★★
    Live music
  • Half Breed
    ★★★★★
    Theatre

Instagram

Something is wrong. Response takes too long or there is JS error. Press Ctrl+Shift+J or Cmd+Shift+J on a Mac.
The Upcoming
Pages
  • Contact us
  • Fund us
  • Join mailing list
  • Join us
  • New London restaurant openings and pop-ups
  • Our London food map
  • Our writers
  • Subscribe
  • What, when, why

Copyright © 2018 FL Media Ltd