She also beat Williams in the Australian Open final in 2016, then won that year’s U.S. Open.
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Seven-time champion Williams struggled for accuracy as she made 14 unforced errors and was broken three times against the same opponent she defeated in the 2016 final.
Pippa, who is expecting her first child, wore a white broderie anglaise dress by the same label for her first Wimbledon appearance on July 5.
MEGHAN Markle and Kate Middleton tonight cheered on Serena Williams at Wimbledon in their first public engagement without their husbands.
The tennis star lost the championship Saturday in a stunning straight-sets match to Angelique Kerber.
With the Duchesses of Sussex and Cambridge in the Royal Box and Tiger Woods, Lewis Hamilton and Anna Wintour among those supporting Williams from her box, the stage seemed set for sport’s most famous mother to write another remarkable chapter. That was on display on Saturday (Sunday NZT) when she delivered a pair of down-the-line forehand passing winners to collect the last break she’d need, for a 4-2 edge in the second set.
Williams has the head-to-head record over Kerber at 6-2.
Serving at 2-3 15-30 Williams popped up a half volley and Kerber rammed a victor past her and the 11th-seeded German repeated the trick with another sweet forehand to lead 4-2.
Nadal resumed the match – which began on Friday evening – trailing 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (9). “We also changed my serve a little bit – and the fact I served good in the important moments was one of the key points in the match”.
Serena Williams had a fairly easy road to the Wimbledon final in her return to the All England Club. We have to admit that it’s most likely not easy going against one of the best and most publicly known tennis players in the world but today, Angelique proved she’s well on her way to joining Serena at the top in history.
Unfazed, Kerber reeled off four games straight to sieze the opening set after 31 minutes before striking the first blow in the second with a scorching forehand victor to break Williams for a fourth time and surge ahead 5-2.
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“To come back this year, I think I learned so many things about me, about who I am and what is really important in the life”.
