So Wimbledon 2011 is getting ever closer toward the end, and today we saw the ladies singles final between new upcomer Petra Kvitova and the mighty Maria Sharapova, who were to slug it out for the ultimate grass title.
In the final Petra came out with a touch of nerves as she failed to hold her serve straight off, but on Sharapova's serve, she broke back straight away and made it 1-1 all, after that Petra had no problem holding serve or otherwise, the young lass was in total control. In the 2nd set however Petra and Maria both shared breaks of serve, but ultimately Maria made too many unforced errors on her serve, not to mention she served up 7 double faults, and well Petra hardly made that many. So in the end Petra showed little to no nerves in serving out for the match and she secured her first grand slam title with an ace, with the young Czeck dropping her racquet and falling to her knees in delight, winning in 6-3 6-4.
Despite the somewhat straight forward scoreline it was a very good match and again adds to a fine collection of ladies grand slam finals this year, as Petra and Maria both traded some really good rallies and the breaks of serve kept things interesting. I also have to say a big well done Petra Kvitova as she totally kept her cool and composure in the match and throughout the tournament, its ironic that Sharapova hadn't dropped a set up until that match but in the end it was Petra that was too strong for her. Like Li Na at the French Open (who Li Na actually defeated!), Petra played a stunning game with some amazingly powerful forehands, she just knew how to hit and direct the ball. She really is a player to watch out for in the future, and I even remember her playing in the Suez Open back in February in the final against Kim Clijsters and she beat her to take the title. She has since gone on and won at the Matua Madrid Open, which saw her win her first Premier mandatory WTA event and now she has backed that up with her first Grand slam title. Without a doubt Kvitova is a really special player and she will have a very bright future ahead of her.
On the ladies doubles finals I was a bit disappointed to see Sabine Lisicki and Sam Stosur lose out in the finals to the No.2 seeds Kveta Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik, but it was still a great achievement to reach the final of Wimbledon, especially as they just formed their partnership a few months ago. Also quickly on the mens doubles final, it saw the number 1 seeds the Bryan brothers pull out a win again, as they defeated their opponents Tec and Lec let's call them (cos I can't bothered looking up their names!) in straight sets in 6-3, 6-4, 7-6. This is the twins 11th grand slam doubles title and their 2nd at Wimbledon so well done lads.
Right onto the real biggie, tomorrow's men's final, the utltimate showdown between the best two players in the world, Rafa Nadal vs Novak Djokovic, as they battle it out to see who will win the ultimate trophy in tennis. So who is it going to be??? To be honest I don't really know, there is a strong case for both men, on one hand Rafa despite having the stuffing knocked out of him by Djokovic in their last four meetings, he has found his form again at Wimbledon, especially after winning at the French Open, it has given a big confidence boost. So to write off Rada in tomorrow's final could not be a bigger mistake. On the other hand Djokovic has been the most successful player this year in men's tennis, he has put together one of the longest winning streaks in one year, won 7 titles in a row and basically has stepped up his game to Olympian heights. Djokovic will also take big confidence from defeating Rafa in four ATP Masters events, 2 on hard court and 2 on clay, so there is a strong chance of his winning the title.
But tomorrow hopefully will be one of the most anticipated and best Wimbledon finals since at least the 2009 final against Federer and Roddick, on the other hand it might be a big blowout, with either Rafa not bringing anything to the table and Djoko beating him in straight sets or Djoko bottling it under the pressure and suffer a straight set defeat. But I really don't think either of these scenarios will be the case, hopefully it will be a real battle between the two of them, what we want is of course a real 5 set battle, or even a tight 4 set battle. Who is going to win??? Well either of them really, but we will soon find out. But I really think its going to be one hell of a final with little letup from either player.
So on the baited breath note that's eeeet. The final post mortem post will up soon!
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