Wimbledon 2009

No better way to start the blog.

4th July, America's Independence and the finals of the women's played by two of their biggest women sporting stars.

The two best grass court players in the world meet in the finals and the woman with the stronger desire to win beats the better player of the tournament.

It may seem that the lack of competition in her earlier matches, the fact that she had been winning in easy straight sets went against Venus.

The way she had demolished Safina in the semis made her a favorite for the title but only she lost the first set in the tie break, her first set loss in 34 matches at Wimbledon, she was on the back foot. She was not prepared for it (losing a set) and it came as such a huge shock that he was off colour immediately. Her first serve deserted her completely and the second serve became weaker.

In contrast Serena had played close matches and had escaped from the jaws of defeat in the semis. She knew when to hammer in the nail and took full advantage of the lapses her opponent made in the second set to seal her authority over the match and win it in straight sets.

The ease with which she won the second set was sort of an anti climax but all credit to Serena for having grabbed her opportunity.

The domination of the Wimbledon by the Williams sisters continues and it will be no surprise if they also pocket the doubles.