Serena Williams will have to wait a little longer for her 24th Grand Slam title. Saturday was Simona Halep's day.
Halep, the world's no. 7 female tennis player, defeated Williams, who is ranked no. 11, in Saturday's Wimbledon final with relative ease. Halep took the match in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2.
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