Simona Halep beat Serena Williams to win her first Wimbledon final with a stunning performance in straight sets.
The omens had looked good for the American, who has won nine of the 10 previous meetings between these two, but Halep said she is "stronger mentally" than she has been in previous meetings and proved that on Centre Court.
The result showed Halep's all-round talents after claiming last year's French Open on clay. Follow updates from the match in the live blog below:
How the two match up against each other
11- Serena Williams
Age: 37
WTA Ranking: 10 (Highest ranking: 1)
Grand Slam titles: 23 (Australian Open 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017; French Open 2002, 2013, 2015; Wimbledon 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016; U.S. Open 1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014)
2018 Wimbledon performance: Runner-up
Best Wimbledon performance: Winner (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016)
Sets dropped at Wimbledon 2019: 2
7-Simona Halep
Age: 27
WTA Ranking: 7 (Highest ranking: 1)
Grand Slam titles: 1 (French Open 2018)
2018 Wimbledon performance: Third round
Best Wimbledon performance: Final (2019)
Sets dropped at Wimbledon 2019: 1
Last five meetings
2019 Williams d Halep 6-1 4-6 6-4 (Australian Open, hard)
2016 Williams d Halep 6-2 4-6 6-3 (U.S. Open, hard)
2016 Williams d Halep 6-4 6-3 (Indian Wells, hard)
2015 Williams d Halep 6-3 7-6(5) (Cincinnati, hard)
2015 Williams d Halep 6-2 4-6 7-5 (Miami, hard)
