Maria Sharapova was supposed to have the edge in the 2011 Women's final - she was the most senior player and had one Wimbledon title already under her belt. But on Saturday afternoon, it was all about Petra Kvitova, who powered past Sharapova to win 6-3, 6-4.
This was Kvitova's first Grand Slam title and she became the first Czech to lift the winners silverware at SW19 since Jana Novotna 13 years ago - and Novotna and Martina Navratilova were both in attendance on Centre Court to witness Kvitova's heroics.
For Sharapova, it was a disappointing end to an impressive run in this year's tournament. While she has clearly re-established herself as a leading contender in the women's game, question marks remain over her shoulder and her serve. Kvitova was able to capitalise and, in a final that featured eight breaks of serve, that proved to be the difference.
Attention now turns to tomorrow's showpiece final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, who will take over as world number one on Monday regardless of the outcome of the match.
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