The moment @GarbiMuguruza won #Wimbledon… pic.twitter.com/u2gg7xv55Z
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 15, 2017
WIMBLEDON — Six weeks ago, Garbine Muguruza crashed out of the French Open in tears, losing her Roland Garros crown in front of a hostile crowd rooting for her opponent.
But the Spaniard rebounded to take her first Wimbledon title Saturday as she overpowered 37-year-old Venus Williams, 7-5 6-0 in the Wimbledon finals.
Williams, a five-time champion who had been trying to become the oldest winner of a major in the Open era, had squandered two set points at 5-4 in the first set.
After Williams lost a 19-shot rally on the second set point, the Spaniard ran away with the match as the American struggled to find her range.
A speech full of grace from the 2017 ladies' runner-up Venus Williams…#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/l24sHMCDW7
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 15, 2017
Muguruza’s triumph comes two years after she lost to Venus’s younger sister, Serena, in her maiden grand slam finals at the All England Club.
The champion's speech…#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/r0SOib8VRG
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For her coach, Conchita Martinez, it must have been a case of deja-vu. In 1994, Martinez spoiled the party for Martina Navratilova, who had been trying to win her tenth Wimbledon crown at the age of 37.
Garbiñe Muguruza's debut #Wimbledon triumph by the numbers… pic.twitter.com/j5osoP9a5d
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 15, 2017
