Petra Kvitova's Wimbledon triumph - Start of a New Era
Today we witnessed a start of a new era with Petra Kvitova defeating Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-4 in the Wimbledon final. It was a sensational performance for a first time finalist. Maria Sharapova was outplayed in the 1st set and even though Sharapova fought hard in the 2nd set and got a couple of breaks, Kvitova broke back each time and held her composure well. Kvitova fought off the nerves to serve out the match to love, even serving her first ace on match point. I saw Kvitova for the first time two weeks ago. I travelled to Eastbourne to watch the Aegon International final between Kvitova and Marion Bartoli of France. That final lasted 2hrs and 30 minutes and was an interesting match just before Wimbledon. Kvitova lost the match in 3 sets but I was very impressed with her game and attitude. The first set went by like a flash as Kvitova lost the 1st set 6-1 in 29 minutes. Kvitova was hitting shots all over the place and couldn’t get the...