Wimbledon 2012 Finals

I was meaning to continue my Wimbledon commentary post Day 7, unfortunately, was unable to. No excuses.

Wimbledon’s two week tournament ended yesterday with Roger Federer winning over Andy Murray. It was a very emotional win for Federer, having lost the past two years, and last year not even making the finals. But I think it was even more emotional for Andy Murray, who gave a very endearing and heartwarming speech after losing the match three sets to one.

I, for one, could not help myself and tears started coming out when teary Murray said “I’m gonna try this and it’s not gonna be easy”. I think a lot of people watching this would have wanted to give Murray a hug. Although I was rooting for Federer, when Murray was breaking down here, I almost hoped he won the tournament instead.

Both of them played exceptionally well. Murray was aggressive at the start of the set, even breaking Federer during the first game and eventually getting the first set. I though this would be a match similar to Federer vs Beneteau where Federer ended up digging a huge hole going down 2 sets to love. However by the second set, Federer started showing why he was a 6 time Wimbledon Grand Slam winner. His movement around the court was fantastic.

Second set went to Federer, and the rest, was history. Andy Murray couldn’t keep up with Federer’s on court finesse and he succumbed to losing his fourth grand slam final match. And Federer, winning his 7th Wimbledon title matches Pete Sampra's’ record ot 7 Wimbledon championship. Not only that, when the new rankings come out, Federer is back on top!

Ladies Championship

As for the ladies championships, it was the American Serena Williams versus the first time grand slam finalist Pole Agnieszka Radwasnka. The two couldn’t be more different in styles. Williams is the hard hitting player, hitting 24 aces on her semi final match against Azarenka (it’s almost equivalent to 6 games – one set!) while Radwanska does not have the power, but has the tactical intelligence (a lot of people are comparing her to Martina Hingis).

The first set proved to be an unworthy final with Williams overpowering Radwanska to a 6-1 set. While it looked like it would be a final to forget, the second set was a turnaround with Radwanska feeling more comfortable on the court fighting of Williams’ attack by saving the set 7-5.

While it looked like the third set was going to be pretty tight, at 2-1, with Radwanska leading, Williams set off to launch 4 straight aces to level the playing field to 2-2. Radwanska couldn’t even move to even try and attempt to return the balls. I, personally think this was the turning point of the match because it gave the momentum and confidence back to Serena Williams and she ended up winning the next 4 games to capture her 5th Wimbledon Championship. Had Radwanska won, she would have become the #1 ranked female tennis player. But nonetheless, she gave a good fight against the stronger Williams and she proved that she is definitely an up and coming force in the tennis Ladies field.

Again, congratulations to Roger Federer and Serena Williams!