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Decade after Serena's double win, Wimbledon awaits 8th straight new champion
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A new Wimbledon champion every year
Wimbledon's unpredictable nature has struck again, with all former champions, including defending champion Barbora Krejcikova and two-time winner Petra Kvitova, exiting the tournament. This paves the way for a new women's singles champion to be crowned on July 12, marking the eighth consecutive year without a repeat winner.
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Serena Williams' sheer dominance
To search for someone who defended her title, one would have to go back to the time when Serena Williams was active and dominating the circuit. Williams won the tournament in 2015 and 2016. She then went on to reach the final in 2018 and 2019, and both times she lost to a new eventual champion - Angelique Kerber in 2018 and Simona Halep in 2019. What's ironic is that no one has been able to defend their title since then, and this will be the 8th time a new winner will emerge. This statistic not only showcases Williams' excellence but also highlights the unpredictability of the women's category, which is still waiting for a champion who can dominate for an entire year. Names like Iga Swiatek, Coco Gaugg, Aryna Sabalenka, make it to the reckoning but will anyone like Serena Williams ever appear on the scene again is the question.
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