Serena Williams has been crowned Wimbledon champion for the fifth time as the American subdued a brave fightback from Polish third seed Agnieszka Radwanska to win 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 in a dramatic final.
Serena, who pockets a cheque for £1.15 milllion ($1.78 million), is the
first
woman over 30 to win Wimbledon since Martina Navratilova in 1990 and
she
needed all the experience gathered over her illustrious career to
survive a
remarkable revival from Radwanska.
After being completely out-classed for the first set and a half of her
maiden
Grand Slam final, Radwanska had Serena on the ropes before the sixth
seed
finally recovered her composure to reclaim the Venus Rosewater Dish in
just
over two hours on Centre Court.
Williams has now equalled her sister Venus's tally of five titles at the
All
England Club, but more significantly the 30-year-old's 14th Grand Slam
crown
is her first at the majors since her last Wimbledon triumph in 2010.
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