Wimbledon – Novak Djokovic defeats Rafa Nadal for The Championships title

So far this year, Serbian Novak Djokovic has won 48 of the 49 matches he has played this season. That goes even a little further if we take into account last year’s Davis Cup. He has won every tournament he has been into for the sole exception of the French Open, where he couldn’t outplay Roger Federer in the semifinals. Just for the sake of information, Roger Federer would eventually lose the final of the French Open to the King of Clay, one Rafael Nadal.

Back at Roland Garros I said on the subsequent blog entry that had Roger Federer not managed to defeat Novak Djokovic, it would have been Djokovic who would have won the French Open. Let’s consider that on three warm up clay court tournaments before Paris, Djokovic had won on each, including two wins in the finals against Rafael Nadal. The truth is that the Djoker had Nadal figured out, even when playing in his strongest surface. What Djokovic hadn’t figured out yet was how to defeat perhaps the greatest player to have yet to play the game, the Swiss Roger Federer.

Perhaps this is why when Djokovic finally got his chance to defeat Rafael Nadal for a Grand Slam tournament I couldn’t help but to feel extremely excited about the Djoker’s accomplishments this season. One must understand that by defeating Rafa on Sunday, Djokovic was certainly redefining his career. He was certainly taking his tennis game to a whole new level. Let’s consider that before this win, Novak Djokovic had never defeated Rafael Nadal on a Grand Slam. Certainly not when playing for a Grand Slam title. Neither had he ever won a grass-court tournament of any sort, let alone the Championships at Wimbledon. Before 2011, Novak Djokovic had been a great player. Now we can say he is quite phenomenal.

Novak Djokovic was faster, stronger, had a better swing and simply ran from side to side of the court showing his best defense up to date. This brilliant performance was enough to defeat the defending champion, Rafael Nadal by 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 at Central Court. This is his first title at the All England Club and third major championship overall. Many are already making of him the favorite to go on and win the US Open.

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Wimbledon – Petra Kvitova wins the Championships

Maria Sharapova, the stunning blonde professional tennis placer from Russia, began her career with one heck of an accomplishment. She was only 17 when she defeated Serena Williams at the Centre Court to win her first Grand Slam. Let’s consider for a second that Serena Williams just as her sister, Venus, were dominating the tour and Serena herself had won the tournament on three previous occasions. Maria Sharapova was at her first Grand Slam final, playing at the lawn courts of the All England Club, a place were the Williams sisters seemed invincible. Sharapova still managed to outplay Serena and win her first Slam.

Petra Kvitova, on the other hand, just managed to arrive to her first Grand Slam final, and this time she was facing one Maria Sharapova, a now mature player who despite fighting with many injuries had managed to win 3 Grand Slams. In a surprisingly lopsided final, Kvitova beat the higher-seeded Sharapova 6-3, 6-4. It’s strange how this all works. For starters many believed that Sharapova would had the confidence needed to win this game. She has been here before. But it wasn’t a good game for her. She seemed distracted and insecure about her game. Kvitova was secured, and kept on pushing Sharapova until she broke down. It was quite a great way to win

Before Wimbledon in 2010, Kvitova’s career record on grass was 0-4. She is 16-2 on the slick surface since, including a run to the semifinals here last year before losing to Serena Williams. At 21, Kvitova is the youngest Wimbledon champion since what only seems appropriate one Maria Sharapova bsck in 2004 when she was only 17. Kvitova is also the first Czech to win the tournament since Jana Novotna won The Championships at Wimbledon back in 1998.

Not only that but Kvitova is only the third left-handed woman to win the grass-court Grand Slam tournament. The last was Martina Navratilova, who won her ninth Wimbledon title in 1990. Just to put that into the right timeframe, that happened just a few months after Kvitova was born.

Kvitová is known for her fast left-handed serve.  She sure enough took good advantage of her potent serve against Sharapova at the Wimbledon Final. As a matter of fact, Kvitová had 36 aces, the third-most of any woman on the All England Club. Her height is a help in the speed of her serve, there are few female players as tall as Kvitová, and her left-handedness allows unusual shots, such as the slice out wide to the backhand of right-handed players which as Sharapova discovered, can be quite difficult to return.

Sharapova is currently ranked World No. 5. Including this latest hiccup in the Wimbledon Final, Sharapova has been in 5 Grand Slam finals. Her Grand Slam final record is 3