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July 3 (Bloomberg) -- Teenager Maria Sharapova beat defending champion Serena Williams in the Wimbledon women's tennis final to become the first Russian to claim a title at the All England club in London.
``It's just amazing,'' Sharapova told the British Broadcasting Corp. ``Serena, I'm sorry to have to take this from you for one year. I am sure there will be many more moments to come when we will be fighting it out for a trophy.''
The Siberian-born 17-year-old, who was seeded 13, posted a 6- 1, 6-4 victory. She is the second youngest champion since Martina Hingis took the title in 1997 aged 16.
It ends a five-year hold on the women's title by American players. Serena's sister Venus hoisted the winner's plate in 2000 and Lindsay Davenport did the same a year earlier. Serena, who had lost a Grand Slam final once before, in 2001 at the U.S. Open, won Wimbledon the past two years.
Maria Sharapova Wimbledon cont.
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