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Serena pockets the first set in the Wimbledon final

By Rob Peterson (TennisEarth.com)

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Keywords: The Championships | S.Williams |V.Zvonareva
Serena pockets the first set in the Wimbledon final
Serena Williams won the first set pretty convincingly with a 6-3 score. The American got the coveted break in the eighth game of the first set and held on to her serve to get one set lead in the final of the Championships 2010.

 

World no. 1 Serena Williams won the first set comprehensively against the Russian Vera Zvonareva in the 2010 Championships final, here at Wimbledon. Zvonareva held on to her serves with much defiance till the eighth game of the first set, but then a couple of errors from the Russian allowed the mighty Serena to make quick in-roads into the first set as she got 5-3 lead.

Zvonareva did well initially in the eighth game, as she fired quick backhand stroke down the line and complemented it with an ace to race to 30-0 lead. But, then Serena unleashed the power of her backhand and executed a perfect forehand passing shot to break the serve of the feisty Russian. 

Zvonareva tried to pull off a break in the penultimate ninth game of the first set and she did trouble Serena as the game score poised at deuce. But, once again Serena fended off any calamity with a serve and volley winner and another unforced errors from Zvonareva allowed the world no. 1 to pocket the first set with a 6-3 score. 

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Open GDF SUEZ, Women Singles  R32
12:10
R32
 Klara Zakopalova (CZE) Winner 2 6 6
Alize Cornet (FRA) 0 3 1
Zakopalova - Cornet    6 - 3    6 - 1   
Served By: K Zakopalova Won By: Zakopalova
Game IN, Winner: Zakopalova!!! Quick out-wide serve, Cornet return goes wayward.
  Fault. First Fault.
40-30   IN, Winner: Zakopalova!!! Fine serve, Cornet delivers a forehand return, intense rally, Zakopalova hits a forehand cross-court winner.
30-30   IN, Winner: Cornet!!! Good serve in the middle, Cornet returns a forehand return, short rally, Zakopalova cross-court forehand finds the net in the middle.
  Fault. First Fault.
30-15   IN, Winner: Cornet!!! Quick serve, Cornet crafts a forehand return, huge rally, Zakopalova hits a backhand down the line but misses the court.
  Fault. First Fault.
30-0   IN, Winner: Zakopalova!!! Good serve in the middle, Cornet returns a backhand return, Zakopalova thumps a forehand winner down the line.
15-0   IN, Winner: Zakopalova!!! Good serve aimed at T, Cornet only reaches to it.
Zakopalova - Cornet    6 - 3    5 - 1   
Served By: A Cornet Won By: Cornet
Game IN, Winner: Cornet!!! Quick serve, Zakopalova crafts a backhand return, couple of shots exchanged, Zakopalova puts a forehand into the net.
A-40   IN, Winner: Cornet!!! Cornet hits a bodyline serve, Zakopalova has no answer to it.
Deuce IN, Winner: Cornet!!! Good serve in the middle, Zakopalova crafts a forehand return, Zakopalova forehand flies outside the court.
30-40   IN, Winner: Zakopalova!!! Cornet serves a good one, Zakopalova puts back a forehand return, rally Cornet goes for a forehand down the line but catches the net.
  Fault. First Fault.
30-30   IN, Winner: Zakopalova!!! Fine serve, Zakopalova shoots a forehand return winner.
  Fault. First Fault.
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