Tennis:Serena Williams claimed her fourth Wimbledon women's singles title on Centre Court this afternoon with a crushing 6-3 6-2 victory over Russian Vera Zvonareva.
The defending champion broke Zvonareva in game eight of the opening set before holding serve to take the lead on a bright, warm day in London.
Zvonareva had lost the opening set in her last two matches before coming back to win but repeating that against Williams was an almighty task, and it got worse for the Russian right at the start of the second set when she was broken again.
The 21st seed's frustration was obvious as she slapped a forehand into the net,but the barrage of power coming at her really was a sight to behold.
Zvonareva ended Williams's winning streak at five games but the world number one was simply getting better and better, forcing her opponent into more and more errors as she sought a foothold in the match.
The former Australian Open semi-finalist was in trouble again in the fifth game and, although she saved two break points, another swiftly followed and was met with a double fault.
Zvonareva held serve for only the second time in the set to make Williams serve out the match, and she completed that task with the same confidence she had shown throughout the tournament, winning the game to love with a smash.
Williams threw her racquet in the air in celebration, earning a standing ovation from the crowd, who were witnessing a 13th grand slam title for the best player of her generation.
The triumph her ahead of fellow American Billie Jean King as she moves up to sixth in the all-time list.