In 55 minutes, the game was over for Eugenie Bouchard at Wimbledon 2014 Finals where sixth-seed Petra Kvitova snatched 6-3, 6-0 victory at Centre Court. It is the fastest women's single game since 31 years.
Bouchard is the first Canadian who reached semifinals and Grand Slam Finals at French Open and Wimbledon, respectively. However, this is not the first time this year that the 20-year-old player failed to grab the championship title in professional tournaments. Before playing at Wimbledon, she played at the Australian Open Semifinals but stopped by ranked world No. 2 Li Na and she also reached the semifinal round at French Open 2014 but the four-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova prevented her to advance to finals round.
If Sharapova was able to defeat Angelique Kerber in R16, she would be facing once again 13th seed Bouchard in the quarterfinals. Ironically, she faced Simona Halep in the semis with whom Sharapova snatched the French Open 2014 championship title.
Kvitova reached the finals without competing with higher-ranked opponent as World Tennis Association (WTA) ranked No. 1 Serena Williams and No. 2 Li Na didn't make it to the quarterfinals. Destroying the play of Bouchard made it easier for her to control the court to grab her second Wimbledon title since 2011 victory.
"It means everything. It's Wimbledon - the tennis history, and Centre Court is great to play on, and I feel at home," Kvitora said.
Just 10 minutes before the end of the game, Bouchard was ushered in the etching room to wait for 10 minutes before proceeding to the game again as the rain began to fall. Accidentally, she saw the engraver putting Kvitora's name on the trophy.
"It was a little odd. I sat down. I put my jacket on; just reflected. I was in the engraver's room, so I was watching them work, wishing one day, dreaming that he'll write my name somewhere," Bouchard told reporters.
Instead of feeling upset of the defeat, the Canadian feels good walking out of the Centre Court, saying, "I will never be satisfied. I want to play in many more Grand Slam finals."
