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Angelique Kerber Beats Serena Williams to Win Wimbledon Title

Angelique Kerber defeated Serena Williams 6-3, 6-3 for the Wimbledon women's singles title on Saturday.

Kerber won her third Grand Slam, after previous victories in the U.S. Open and Australian Open. She is the first German to win a Wimbledon Singles title since Steffi Graf in 1996.

Kerber started off strong in the first set, getting out to a 2–0 lead, but Williams came back to lead 3–2. Kerber battled back to take the first set 6–3 after breaking serve three times.

In the second set, Williams started getting louder and seemed to get back to her game.