WIMBLEDON, England — On the first point of the women’s final at Wimbledon on Saturday, Angelique Kerber ended a rally with a forehand winner down the line.
On the next, Serena Williams sent a backhand crosscourt winner that scorched the baseline.
About five hours later, Williams added to her Grand Slam collection, joining her sister Venus to defeat Timea Babos and Yaroslava Shvedova, 6-3, 6-4, for the women’s doubles championship. The victory gave the Williamses 14 Grand Slam doubles championships, tying Gigi Fernandez and Natasha Zvereva for second in the Open era.
It was their first major doubles title in four years. They had not played doubles together in nearly two years before resuming this spring to prepare for the Rio Olympics.
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