London: US tennis star Serena Williams once again proves herself a finest women’s tennis player in the game by crushing Maria Sharapova to win the Olympic singles title and complete her career golden slam.
This was the only thing missing from her singles portfolio and she set about putting that right in some style this week.
Williams progressed to the final for the loss of just 16 games, destroying the likes of Caroline Wozniacki and world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka, and she carried the form into the final with Sharapova – racing to a stunning 6-0 6-1 win.
The American set the tone in the opening game, firing down three aces – one of which was a second serve – in a love hold.
Sharapova has won four grand slams and is too one of the greats of her generation, but she was simply made to look like a second-rate player by the complete authority of Williams.
It was not until the third game that Sharapova won a point, but it proved a false dawn as Williams held – courtesy of a fourth ace – and she broke again for 4-0. And two games later, after only 30 minutes, the set was Williams’.
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