Simona Halep Tops Serena Williams For Women’s Wimbledon Crown

WIMBELDON, England (AP) – Simona Halep figures her past problems in Grand Slam finals allowed her to come through against Serena Williams at Wimbledon. Halep lost the first three times she appeared in a major final, twice at the French Open and once at the Australian Open. But now the 27-year-old Romanian has won two in a row – last year at Roland Garros, and Saturday at the All England Club, where she made only three unforced errors while beating Williams 6-2, 6-2 in 56 minutes. Halep made only three unforced errors, a remarkably low total and 23 fewer than Williams. Halep says her losses “helped me for sure to be different” on this occasion. This is the third consecutive Grand Slam final lost by Williams as she tries to equal the all-time record with 24 major trophies.