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Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams 7-6(3), 6-2 on Centre Court to win her third Wimbledon title. She become the first player in history to win the title 6 years after she held her last Venus Rosewater Dish aloft. With her first major on a surface other than hard courts in the same time span, she is now also the owner of three of the four Slams for the second time in her career.
Though the final lacked the flow of last year's affair, it included some enthralling rallies. But Serena's serve made all the difference. With incredible disguise and placement, she only lost 8 points on serve over the entire match.
Venus, who wasn't tested at all throughout the fortnight, didn't face a decent server and was never pushed to the loss of more than 5 games in a set. This lack of a challenge did her no favors in the first set tiebreak. While her sister played flawlessly in tennis' ultimate head-to-head, Venus was tentative and when Serena's lob sailed over her head and landed inside the baseline, the match was all but over. But Venus fought off three championship points in the final set before dropping serve and losing the coveted title.
Serena won the match of the tournament in her semifinal on Thursday, so it was fitting she be rewarded with her long-awaited third Wimbledon title today.
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