Friday, July 2, 2010

Serena Williams vs Vera Zvonareva Time and Live Score: Wimbledon 2010 Final

Three-time Wimbledon champion, Serena Williams, is going to take on 21st seed Vera Zvonareva, a 25-year-old Russian, who did never play in any grand slam singles final before, in the women’s singles final of Wimbledon 2010 on 3 July. The match will take place at the center court of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon in England.

Time

The match kicks off at 13:00 GMT and 14:00 local time (BST). In Russia, tennis fans can watch the match on TV from 17:00. In the US, the match starts in New York time at 09:00 and in California time at 06:00.

Live Score

To get the live score of the match, visit the following link:

http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/index.html

Serena Williams reached the final after defeating her Czech opponent Petra Kvitová 7-6 (5), 6-2 in straight sets in the semi final. On the other hand, Vera Zvonareva ensured her first appearance in a grand slam final after pulling off a three-set victory over Tsvetana Pironkova, who defeated Venus Williams in the quarter final.

It seems to be a dream-come-true for Vera Zvonareva whose previous ever Grand Slam success was the semi final appearance in Australian Open 2009. Now, she would face no. 1 ranked Serena Williams who has 12 grand slam singles titles to her credit.

Though Zvonareva defeated star players like Kim Clijsters and Jelena Jankovic in her way to the final, she would find a stiff challenge from Serena who would be looking to win her 4th Wimbledon singles title. However, the Russian seems to be pretty much confident ahead of the match.

Zvonareva revealed to the media, “I always believe in myself. I don't care about what everyone says. I'll just have to go out there on the court and try to play my best tennis.

"I know if I play my best I can beat anyone on the other side of the net. I never look at any odds or comparisons. It's not important to me.”

Serena Williams has been in high-flying form in the tournament. As the defending champion, the 28-year-old would not like to lose the title. However, Serena is not feeling any kind of complacency, despite the status of her opponent with whom she has 5-1 winning record in all competitions.

The only defeat she suffered was in 2004 when she withdrew herself from a quarter final meeting with Zvonareva in San Diego. So, apparently Serena was never defeated by the Russian on the court.

Serena said to the media, “On paper it looks like I should win. But Vera has beaten some good people. She's a fighter. She never gives up.

It's tough playing a player like that who doesn't really have one real weakness and everything pretty much is a strength, from her forehand to her backhand to her movement.”

Serena William would go into the match as clear favorite, but there is every possibility Vera Zvonareva could clinch her first ever grand slam singles title in Wimbledon, given her recent form and immense confidence. Vera Zvonareva’s win over Serena Williams would be one of the biggest upsets in the history of Wimbledon.

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