Wimbledon 2010: Women's singles final

It's a beautiful day down in SW19 where the reigning champion and number 1 seed Serena Williams takes on number 21 seed Vera Zvonareva. This is Serena's sixth Wimbledon singles final and she is attempting to win her fourth title whereas Zvonareva hasn't made it past the fourth round before Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images

There's near-riotous cheering in the second game of the first set when underdog Vera Zvonareva wins her first point of the match. It gets a bit better than that as she breaks Serena's serve to win the second game Photograph: Geoff Caddick/EPA

Williams fights back and breaks Zvonareva's serve to make it 2-1
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The Russian is still hanging in there, some big service points, some nice returns and some faults by Serena means that halfway through the first set it's three games all..
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Serena finally gets her nose infront and goes 5-3 ahead with a fabulous running forehand pass which means she's serving for the set Photograph: Alastair Grant/AP

Zvonareva takes the game to deuce but after a decent smash by Williams, it's set point and then a missed backhand by the Russian means it's first set to Serena Photograph: Anja Niedringhaus/AP

Serena is now stepping up a gear and takes the first two games of the second set. She's winning 95% of the points behind her first serve which is going in 66% of the time Photograph: Alastair Grant/AP

It's a packed house on the Centre Court Photograph: Getty Images

She's flying all over the court and despite losing the third game of the set, she's in total control of the match Photograph: Alastair Grant/AP

...powering forehand shots around the court as well as flying around it Photograph: Reuters

Zvonareva has put in a reasonable performance but it has turned out to be quite a one sided final because of the fact that Serena is so far ahead of her rivals Photograph: Geoff Caddick/EPA

Serena has got the scent of victory in her nostrils and whips out a 122mph ace and a couple of smashes before a final smash gives her game, set and match. She's won her fourth Wimbledon singles title, it's actually the first she's won by beating someone other than her sister Venus in the final Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images

Given her celebrations, you'd be forgiven for thinkin it was her first title victory rather than her fourth Photograph: STEFAN WERMUTH/Reuters

Joy at retaining her title Photograph: Geoff Caddick/EPA

The sound of applause rings round Centre Court as the players leave the court. Vera Zvonareva will be disappointed to be leaving with the runners up plate but she didn't disgrace herself out there. It's that Serena, who is gazing adoringly at the Venus Rosewater Dish, is so much better than all her rivals at the moment it was hard to see any other outcome to today's match Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images