Serena Williams wins 14th major

Serena Williams holds the winner’s trophy aloft during the awards presentation after her three-set victory over Agnieszka Radwanska in the women’s championship match at Wimbledon on Saturday. (Julian Finney / Getty Images)

July 7, 2012 7:16 AM PT

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Serena Williams defeated Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, to win her fifth Wimbledon singles title at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

Serena Williams joins her family in their courtside box and embraces her father, Richard, as sister Venus applauds her winning effort. (Julian Finney / Getty Images)

Serena Williams falls the court after clinching her three-set victory over Agnieszka Radwanska on Saturday in the Wimbledon women’s final. (Julian Finney / Getty Images)

Serena Williams runs down a forehand against Agnieszka Radwanska in the women’s final on Saturday at Wimbledon. (Clive Rose / Getty Images)

Serena Williams crushes a forehard return to Agnieszka Radwanska during their Wimbledon women’s final on Saturday. (Gerry Penny / EPA)

Serena Williams lunges for a backhand return against Agnieszka Radwanska on Saturday in the women’s final at Wimbledon. (Anja Niedringhaus / EPA)

Grounds crew pull out the tarp during a 35-minute rain delay at the Wimbledon women’s final on Saturday. (Julian Finney / Getty Images)

Spectators take cover as a light rain falls during the women’s final at Wimbledon on Saturday. (Julian Finney / Getty Images)

Serena Williams tracks down a backhand return against Agnieszka Radwanska in the Wimbledon women’s final on Saturday. (Kirsty Wigglesworth / Associated Press)

Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska, playing in her first major final at age 23, follows through on a serve to Serena Williams on Saturday at Wimbledon. (Jonathan Brady / EPA)

Serena Williams whips a forehand shot down the line against Agnieszka Radwanska in the women’s final at Wimbledon on Saturday. (Leon Neal / AFP / Getty Images)

Agnieszka Radwanska reacts to a missed shot during a 6-1 loss in the first set to Serena Williams in the women’s final at Wimbledon on Saturday. (Leon Neal / AFP / Getty Images)

Serena Williams reacts to a call during the women’s final match against Agnieszka Radwanska at Wimbledon on Saturday. (Jonathan Brady / EPA)

Agnieszka Radwanska gets into a backhard return against Serena Williams in the Wimbledon women’s final on Saturday. (Jonathan Brady / EPA)

Serena Williams lines up a backhand return against Agnieszka Radwanska in the Wimbledon women’s final on Saturday. (Kirsty Wigglesworth / Associated Press)