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Today at Wimbledon - 20:00-21:00, BBC Two. In the first women's final played under the Centre Court roof at Wimbledon, Muguruza proved too strong for Venus, who was looking to win her sixth SW19 title. This will be her second Wimbledon final; she lost to Venus' younger sister, Serena, in 2015. Doubles finals - 17:50-20:00, BBC Two. 14th July, 2017. It was a day of winners for her as her strong returns and shots out wide did the job for her. She's shown all year she remains a transcendent, ageless champ. #Wimbledon https://t.co/JJEeDziGULTennis writer Ben Rothenberg sympathised with Williams:Feel for Venus, but she didn't need to win to validate anything. This will be her second Wimbledon final; she lost to Venus' younger sister, Serena, in 2015.Conchita Martinez, defeated Navratilova in the 1994 final, remains the only Spanish woman to win Wimbledon.By a twist of fate Martinez will be in Muguruza's corner on Saturday, as she has been for the past fortnight in the absence of her regular coach Sam Sumyk, whose wife is expecting a baby.Copyright © 2020 Living Media India Limited. After holding serves till 5-5, she broke Venus in the 11th game and then won the first set 7-5.The second set was all about the Spaniard and she didn't give any chance to Venus and won the set 6-0.For Venus, it was an unfortunate day! The moment @GarbiMuguruza won #Wimbledon... https://t.co/u2gg7xv55ZWilliams settled in the early stages, matching her opponent's power in the opening exchanges.The two women stayed in touch with one another as the first set reached 5-5, but Muguruza turned the screw at the correct moment and stole a break of serve.The advantage was enough to give the eventual champion the set, 7-5, and the Caracas, Venezuela-born talent never looked back.Half of Garbiñe Muguruza's 4 career titles are slams. Radio. Muguruza, meanwhile, is 23 and owns one major championship, from the 2016 French Open. No open era player has ever won so few titles at the time of their 2nd slam. Her experience was not enough to give her time to fight back, and her opponent was superior on Centre Court.Williams congratulated the winner after the match, per Wimbledon:Muguruza is now back on course to reclaim her place near the top of the world rankings after suffering a year of inconsistency.The champion was only seeded No.
Should she prevail, she would surpass Serena as the oldest Wimbledon women's singles champion in the professional era and the oldest since Charlotte Sterry in 1908. A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size. "Two years ago I lost to Serena and she told me maybe one day I would win. Avatar Roar Guru . Madness. Plus coverage on the Red Button from 11:30. Spaniard Garbine Muguruza beat five-time champion Venus Williams 7-5, 6-0 in the women's singles to lift her maiden Wimbledon title and became only the second Spaniard to win at the All England Club.Garbine Muguruza notched up her maiden Wimbledon title and her second Grand Slam title after her French Open victory in 2016. #WimbledonThe Spanish star was aggressive throughout and dominated the encounter as Williams faded in the second set.Muguruza prevailed 7-5, 6-0 as she turned on the style towards the end of the battle.Wimbledon shared the moment when the new champion won the famous trophy:Muguruza's youth shone through as she put her foot down on the accelerator.The veteran simply couldn't live with the Spaniard's power, and she dropped her serve three times in succession.Muguruza cantered to victory as she claimed the second set without dropping a game, winning 6-0.It was a sad end to the competition for Williams, but she was outclassed as she dug deep for inspiration.Williams made five double faults as she was beaten, and her serve was unreliable through the match. Her shots were going long, she was over-hitting the balls and after getting broken twice early in the second set, she seemed to have given up. Here I am!
Women's final - 13:00-17:50, BBC One. - Venus Williams As it is, she is the oldest finalist at Wimbledon since Martina Navratilova was the 1994 runner-up at age 39.Should she prevail, she would surpass Serena as the oldest Wimbledon women's singles champion in the professional era and the oldest since Charlotte Sterry in 1908.Muguruza, meanwhile, is 23 and owns one major championship, from the 2016 French Open. 14 at the championship, but her form has exploded during the grass-court season.The Spaniard was previously tipped to dominate the women's game, and her recent performances suggest she is back to her powerful best.
All that time later, she will be aiming for her sixth championship at the All England Club and eighth major trophy overall when she faces Garbine Muguruza of Spain in today's final.Venus is 37 and would be the oldest woman to win a Grand Slam title in the Open era. For reprint rights: Syndications TodayCopyright © 2020 Living Media India Limited.