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2016 Wimbledon: Women’s bracket, schedule and scores

Serena Williams has her 22nd Grand Slam title after winning Wimbledon on Saturday.

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Serena Williams added a 22nd Grand Slam singles title to her resume on Saturday, beating Angelique Kerber in the finals at Wimbledon. Williams, 34, finally earned No. 22 on her fourth attempt after winning No. 21 at Wimbledon a year ago.

Williams has now tied Steffi Graf for the most singles titles of any woman in the Open Era. She lost in the finals of the Australian Open and the French Open, and fell in the semifinals of the US Open all since her win at Wimbledon in 2015. Her loss in the Australian Open came at the hands of Kerber, who took her first ever Grand Slam title in that tournament.

Many thought an upset might be in the cards again as Kerber took a tough path to the finals but looked great doing it. Kerber played a nearly perfect first set, but the very first time she stumbled, Williams took advantage to get the break and the set win. In the second set, Williams again grabbed the break exactly when she needed it and served a dominant game to close out the match.

Both players will get right back on the horse going into the US Open later this year, with Kerber going back to the drawing board and Williams trying to break her tie with Graf for the singles titles record.

Bracket

Bracket taken from the official Wimbledon website.

Full schedule (all times Eastern, seeded matches included)

Day 1, Monday, June 27 (recap)

No. 2 Garbine Muguruza def. Camila Giorgi, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
No. 4 Angelique Kerber def. Laura Robson, 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 Simona Halep def. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, 6-4, 6-1
No. 8 Venus Williams def. Donna Vekic, 7-6(3), 6-4
No. 9 Madison Keys def. Laura Siegemund, 6-3, 6-1
No. 12 Carla Suarez Navarro def. Shuai Zhang, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
No. 14 Samantha Stosur def. Magda Linette, 7-5, 6-3
No. 15 Karolina Pliskova def. Yanina Wickmayer, 6-2, 0-6, 8-6
No. 17 Elina Svitolina def. Naomi Broady, 6-2, 6-3
No. 20 Sara Errani def. Patricia Maria Tig, 6-4, 6-4
No. 22 Jelena Jankovic def. Stefanie Voegele, 6-2, 6-2
Ekaterina Alexandrova def. No. 23 Ana Ivanovic, 6-2, 7-5
Carina Witthoeft def. No. 25 Irina-Camelia Begu, 6-1, 6-4
No. 26 Kiki Bertens def. Jelena Ostapenko, 6-3, 6-2
No. 28 Lucie Safarova def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, 6-7(7), 7-6(3), 7-5
No. 29 Daria Kasatkina def. Victoria Duval, 6-0, 7-5

Day 2, Tuesday, June 28 (recap)

No. 1 Serena Williams def. Amra Sadikovic, 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska vs. Kozlova Kateryna: postponed
No. 6 Roberta Vinci def. Alison Riske, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
No. 7 Belinda Bencic vs. Tsvetana Pironkova: postponed
No. 10 Petra Kvitoa vs. Sorana Cirstea: postponed
No. 11 Timea Bacsinszky vs. Luksika Kumkhum: postponed
No. 13 Svetlana Kuznetsova def. Caroline Wozniacki, 7-5, 6-4
No. 16 Johanna Konta vs. Monica Puig, To finish: 6-1, 2-1
No. 18 Sloane Stephens vs. Shuai Peng: postponed
No. 19 Dominicka Cibulkova def. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, 7-5, 6-3
No. 21 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs. Su-Wei Hsieh, To finsh: 7-5, 1-6
No. 24 Barbora Strycova vs. Anett Kontaveit: postponed
No. 27 Coco Vandeweghe def. Kateryna Bondarenko, 6-2, 7-6(3)
No. 30 Caroline Garcia def. Cagla Buyukakcay, 6-2, 6-3
No. 31 Kristina Mladenovic vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich: postponed
No. 32 Andrea Petkovic vs. Nao Hibino: postponed

Day 3, Wednesday, June 29 (recap)

No. 2 Garbine Muguruza vs. Jana Cepelova: postponed
No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska def. Kozlova Kateryna, 6-2, 6-1
No. 4 Angelique Kerber vs. Varvara Lepchenko: postponed
No. 5 Simona Halep vs. Francesca Schizvone: postponed
No. 7 Belinda Bencic def. Tsvetana Pironkova, 6-2, 6-3
No. 8 Venus Williams vs. Maria Sakkari: postponed
No. 9 Madison Keys vs. Kirsten Flipkens: postponed
No. 10 Petra Kvitoa def. Sorana Cirstea, 6-0, 6-4
No. 11 Timea Bacsinszky vs. Luksika Kumkhum: postponed
No. 12 Carla Suarez Navarro vs. Denisa Allertova: postponed
No. 14 Samantha Stosur vs. Sabine Lisicki: postponed
No. 15 Karolina Pliskova vs. Misaki Doi: postponed
No. 16 Johanna Konta def. Monica Puig, 6-1, 7-5
No. 17 Elina Svitolina vs. Yaroslava Shvedova: postponed
No. 18 Sloane Stephens vs. Shuai Peng, To finish: 6-6
No. 20 Sara Errani vs. Alize Cornet: postponed
No. 21 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. Su-Wei Hsieh, 7-5, 1-6, 6-1
No. 22 Jelena Jankovic vs. Marina Erakovic: postponed
No. 24 Barbora Strycova vs. Anett Kontaveit, To finish: 2-3
No. 26 Kiki Bertens vs. Mona Barthel: postponed
No. 28 Lucie Safarova vs. Samantha Crawford: postponed
No. 29 Daria Kasatkina vs. Lara Arruabarrena: postponed
No. 31 Kristina Mladenovic vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich: postponed
No. 32 Andrea Petkovic def. Nao Hibino, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2

Day 4, Thursday, June 30 (recap)

Jana Cepelova def. No. 2 Garbine Muguruza, 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska def. Ana Konjuh, 6-2, 4-6, 9-7
No. 4 Angelique Kerber def. Varvara Lepchenko, 6-1, 6-4
No. 5 Simona Halep def. Francesca Schiavone, 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 Roberta Vinci def. Ying-Ying Duan, 6-3, 7-5
Julia Boserup def. No. 7 Belinda Bencic, 6-4, 1-0 (retired)
No. 8 Venus Williams def. Maria Sakkari, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
No. 9 Madison Keys def. Kirsten Flipkens, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
No. 11 Timea Bacsinszky def. Luksika Kumkhum, 6-4, 6-2
No. 12 Carla Suarez Navarro def. Denisa Allertova, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
Sabine Lisicki def. No. 13 Samantha Stosur, 6-4, 6-2
Misaki Doi def. No. 15 Karolina Pliskova, 7-6(5), 6-3
Eugenie Bouchard def. No. 16 Johanna Konta, 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
Yaroslava Shvedova def. No. 17 Elina Svitolina, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
No. 18 Sloane Stephens def. Shuai Peng, 7-6(5), 6-2
No. 19 Dominika Cibulkova def. Daris Gavrilova, 6-3, 6-2
Alize Cornet def. No. 20 Sara Errani, 7-6(4), 7-5
Marina Erakovic def. No. 22 Jelena Jankovic, 4-6, 7-6(1), 8-6
No. 24 Barbora Strycova def. Anett Kontaveit, To finish: 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
No. 26 Kiki Bertens def. Mona Barthel, 6-4, 6-4
No. 27 Coco Vandeweghe def. Timea Babos, 6-2, 6-3
No. 28 Lucie Safarova def. Samantha Crawford, 6-3, 6-4
No. 29 Daria Kasatkina def. Lara Arruabarrena, 7-6(9), 6-3
Katerina Siniakova def. No. 30 Caroline Garcia, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
Aliaksandra Sasnovich def. No. 31 Kristina Mladenovic, 6-3, 6-3
Elena Vesnina def. No. 32 Andrea Petkovic, 7-5, 6-3

Day 5, Friday, July 1 (recap)

No. 1 Serena Williams def. Christina McHale, 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-4
No. 4 Angelique Kerber vs. Carina Witthoeft: postponed
No. 5 Simona Halep vs. No. 26 Kiki Bertens: postponed
No. 8 Venus Williams def. No. 29 Daria Kasatkina, 7-5, 4-6, 10-8
No. 9 Madison Keys vs. Alize Cornet: postponed
No. 10 Petra Kvitova vs. Ekaterina Makarova, To finish: 5-7
No. 11 Timea Bacsinszky vs. Monica Niculescu, To finish: 4-6, 6-2, 0-1
No. 12 Carla Suarez Navarro def. Marina Erakovic, 6-2, 6-2
No. 13 Svetlana Kuznetsova def. Tara Moore, 6-1, 2-6, 6-3
No. 18 Sloane Stephens vs. Mandy Minella, To finish: 3-6, 7-6, 3-3
No. 21 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. Yulia Putintseva, 7-5, 6-1
No. 24 Barbora Strycova def. Evgeniya Rodina, 6-4, 6-0
No. 28 Lucie Safarova vs. Jana Cepelova: postponed

Day 6, Saturday, July 2 (recap)

No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska def. Katerina Siniakova, 6-3, 6-1
No. 4 Angelique Kerber def. Carina Witthoeft, 7-6(11), 6-1
No. 5 Simona Halep def. No. 26 Kiki Bertens, 6-4, 6-3
No. 9 Madison Keys def. Alize Cornet, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
Ekaterina Makarova def. No. 10 Petra Kvitova, 7-5, 7-6(5)
No. 11 Timea Bacsinszky def. Monica Niculescu, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
No. 18 Sloane Stephens def. Mandy Minella, 3-6, 7-6(6), 8-6
No. 28 Lucie Safarova def. Jana Cepelova, 4-6, 6-1, 12-10

Day 7, Sunday, July 3 (recap)

No. 1 Serena Williams def. Annika Beck, 6-3, 6-0
No. 27 Coco Vandeweghe def. No. 6 Roberta Vinci, 6-3, 6-4
No. 21 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. No. 11 Timea Bacsinszky, 6-3, 6-2
No. 13 Svetlana Kuznetsova def. No. 18 Sloane Stephens, 7-6(1), 2-6, 8-6
Ekaterina Makarova def. No. 24 Barbora Strycova, 6-4, 6-2

Day 8, Monday, July 4 (recap)

No. 1 Serena Williams def. No. 13 Svetlana Kuznetsova, 7-5, 6-0
No. 19 Dominicka Cibulkova def. No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-3, 5-7, 9-7
No. 4 Angelique Kerber def. Misaki Doi, 6-3, 6-1
No. 5 Simona Halep def. No. 9 Madison Keys, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-3
No. 8 Venus Williams def. No. 12 Carla Suarez Navarro, 7-6(3), 6-4
No. 21 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. No. 27 Coco Vandeweghe, 6-3, 6-3
Yaroslava Shvedova def. No. 28 Lucie Safarova, 6-2, 6-4
Elena Vesnina def. Ekaterina Makarova, 5-7, 6-1, 9-7

Day 9, Tuesday, July 5 (recap)

No. 1 Serena Williams def. No. 21 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-4, 6-4
No. 4 Angelique Kerber def. No. 5 Simona Halep, 7-5, 7-6(2)
No. 8 Venus Williams def. Yaroslava Shvedova, 7-6(5), 6-2
Elena Vesnina def. No. 19 Dominika Cibulkova, 6-2, 6-2

Day 10, Wednesday, July 6

Men’s Quarterfinals

Day 11, Thursday, July 7 (recap)

No. 1 Serena Williams def. Elena Vesnina, 6-2, 6-0
No. 4 Angelique Kerber def. No. 8 Venus Williams, 6-4, 6-4

Day 12, Friday, July 8

Men’s Semifinals

Day 13, Saturday, July 9 (recap)

No. 1 Serena Williams def. No. 4 Angelique Kerber, 7-5, 6-3

Day 14, Sunday, July 10

Men’s Finals

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