Simona Halep won the most important match of her career, and emotions made their way to the end of the match with Serena Williams (6-2, 6-2). The 27-year-old Romanian told how she felt before serving to win the trophy.
At 5-2, in the 2nd set, when I served, I looked at the scoreboard and said “ok, it’s 5-2″. This is really happening. It’s real. I played every ball without thinking about the score”, Simona said at the press conference.
Simona Halep, victory in only 56 minutes
Simona Halep needed only 56 minutes to destroy Serena Williams, who had won 9 of the previous 10 direct meetings between the two.
Simona Halep also said that the lost finals helped her to be different now. “It’s never easy to play a Grand Slam final. The moment is intimidating and you get nervous, very nervous. I learned that it’s a normal match, I didn’t think about the trophy, I tried to play and give everything. I – I said that every time I play a grand slam final I will do so, so today I did the same”.
Simona Halep, ranked 7th in the WTA, won the Wimbledon tournament, the second grand slam of her career, after defeating the American Serena Williams, ranked 6-2, 6-2, in the final on Saturday 10 WTA, after only 56 minutes of play.
