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| Maria Sharapova VS Petra Kvitova |
The women finals at Wimbledon between Maria Sharapova vs Petra Kvitova, as they clash for 2011 Wimbledon Championship title at the All England Club in London. The Russian former 2004 Wimbledon champion, Maria Sharapova is the favorite going into the finals as she takes on the Czech player Petra Kvitova.
Petra Kvitova won her first Grand Slam title Saturday by defeating Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-4 at Wimbledon, finishing with an ace and dropping to her knees in disbelief.
The 21-year-old Czech is the first left-handed woman to win Wimbledon since Martina Navratilova in 1990. Using a fast and accurate forehand, Kvitova did little wrong on Centre Court as Czech greats Navratilova and Jana Novotna sat in the Royal Box with other former Wimbledon champions.
Sharapova won the toss at the net before the final and elected to receive, perhaps wanting time to settle in before testing her serve. Whatever the reason, it appeared a smart move because she broke for a 1-0 lead as Kvitova missed three forehands.
Sharapova then served for the first time. Although she only had one fault in five attempts, she lost four of the points to make it 1-1. Trailing 5-2, Sharapova double-faulted again to open the eighth game. But she did manage to hold and force Kvitova to serve out the set.
Kvitova broke Sharapova again in the opening game of the second set, with the Russian double-faulting for the fifth time to give the Czech a break point.
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