Wimbledon Day 12 Surprises: Halep perfect in final

Each day of Wimbledon, Baseline will sum up the action with a photo gallery of the top surprises.

1

Halep Stuns Serena

The Romanian had won just one match in 10 tries against the American. The only time she had scored a victory was in the 2014 WTA Finals in Singapore, and had lost six consecutive encounters since then.

2

Final Loss No. 3

Since becoming a mom, Serena has now lost in three major finals—at the 2018 Wimbledon to Angelique Kerber, 2018 US Open to Naomi Osaka and now 2019 Wimbledon to Halep.

3

Lopsided Affair

Halep surrendered just four games en route to her victory on Saturday—she saved the only break point she faced in the match.

4

Can't Catch a Break

The seven-time Wimbledon champion has yet to win a set in a final since claiming the 2017 Australian Open.

5

Top 5 MIA

The final featured seventh-seeded Halep and 11th-seeded Serena. The Top 5 seeds—Ashleigh Barty, Naomi Osaka, Karolina Pliskova, Kiki Bertens, and Angelique Kerber, respectively—failed to reach the quarterfinals.