Simona stuns Serena at Wimbledon: game, set and ‘best match’ for Halep

Romanian blows away seven-time champion in less than an hour on Centre Court

Simona Halep beat Serena Williams to win the 2019 women’s singles title at Wimbledon
Simona Halep beat Serena Williams to win the 2019 women’s singles title at Wimbledon
(Image credit: Ben Curtis/AFP/Getty Images)

Simona Halep played the match of her life to blow away Serena Williams and win her first Wimbledon women’s singles title.

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