Garbine Muguruza defeats Venus Williams at Wimbledon<\/b>
\nSpain\u2019s Garbine Muguruza won her first Wimbledon singles title Saturday, and denied Venus Williams her sixth.
Staying at the baseline and relying on deftly placed groundstrokes, Muguruza wore down the 37-year-old Williams to win 7-5,6-0 under the closed roof at Centre Court.
The match was back and forth throughout the first set until Muguruza broke Williams\u2019 serve at the end. In the second set, the combination of Williams\u2019 fading and Muguruza\u2019s getting stronger made for a lopsided finish.
\u201cShe\u2019s such an incredible player, \u201d said Muguruza, last year\u2019s French Open winner. \u201cI grew up watching her play.\u2026 I feel incredible to be able to play her here.\u201d
The final point was anticlimactic, with the replay system showing that a Williams shot on match point \u2014 initially called in \u2014 was in fact long.
For Muguruza, 23, the victory came two years after losing in the 2015 Wimbledon final to Serena Williams, Venus\u2019 younger sister.
Venus Williams had a chance to become the oldest woman to win a Wimbledon title in the Open Era, which began in 1968. Serena set that record by winning Wimbledon a year ago at 34 years, 287 days.
Williams congratulated Muguruza in the post-match interview, telling her: \u201cI know how hard you work, and I\u2019 m sure this means so much to you and your family. So well done today. Beautiful.\u201d
Williams was making her 20th appearance at Wimbledon, the most among active players. She won Wimbledon singles in 2000,\u2019 01,\u2019 05,\u2019 07 and\u2019 08. In addition to this year, she was runner-up in 2002,\u2019 03 and\u2019 09, each time losing to her sister.
The Williams sisters have won Wimbledon six times as a doubles team.
Serena Williams, the tournament\u2019s defending champion, is on pregnancy hiatus and due to give birth to her first child in the fall.
Muguruza is now 1-1 against the Williams sisters in Wimbledon finals, having lost to Serena two years ago.<\/p>\n

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