<p align="justify">Garbine Muguruza stormed to her first Wimbledon title and shattered Venus Williams' history bid with a majestic 7-5, 6-0 victory in Saturday's final.<br /><br />Muguruza overwhelmed Williams with a supreme display of power hitting in 77 minutes on Centre Court to become only the second Spanish woman to win Wimbledon.<br /><br />Watched from the Royal Box by King Juan Carlos of Spain, the 23-year-old finally got her hands on the Venus Rosewater Dish two years after losing to the American's sister Serena in her maiden Wimbledon final.<br /><br />Fittingly, it was Muguruza's current coach Conchita Martinez who was the first woman to raise the Spanish flag at Wimbledon in 1994 when she defeated Martina Navratilova.<br /><br />Venezuela-born Muguruza's second Grand Slam title, following her French Open triumph last year, denied Williams, 37, in her attempt to become the oldest Wimbledon champion in the Open era.<br /><br />Back in the Wimbledon final after an eight-year absence, Williams had hoped to clinch a sixth All England Club title, nine years after she last lifted the trophy.<br /><br />Instead, she paid the price for a surprisingly nerve-ridden display that condemned her to a second Grand Slam disappointment this year following her Australian Open final loss against Serena.<br /><br />Since winning her maiden Grand Slam title in Paris, Muguruza had endured something of a sophomore slump as her ranking dropped out of the top 10.<br /><br />But she has rediscovered her mojo on grass and will climb to fifth when the new rankings are confirmed next week.<br /><br />Remarkably, of her four tour-level titles, two are now Grand Slams.<br /><br />Twenty years ago, Venus admitted she was a bundle of nerves when she made a losing Wimbledon debut against Magdalena Grzybowska and, in her ninth All England Club final, once again there was anxiety coursing through her error-strewn display.<br /><br />Fortified by a cross-court winner to bring up break point at 3-2, Williams looked poised to seize control, but instead a tame forehand into the net to let Muguruza off the hook.<br /><br />Gifted two set point at 4-5, Venus couldn't deliver the knockout blow and Muguruza over-powered her in a gripping rally to save the first before scrambling out of trouble on the second.<br /><br />Williams was rattled by Muguruza's barrage, fatally allowing the Spaniard's lob to drop in and present her with set points that she gleefully gobbled up.<br /><br />Muguruza was just six when Venus first won Wimbledon and the 23-year-old's third major final appearance was dwarfed by Williams' 16 Grand Slam title matches.<br /><br />But in all those finals, only Serena had produced the lethal power and poise Muguruza was showing and suddenly Williams was beginning to look her age.<br /><br />Still reeling from the shock of losing the first set, she served up a limp double fault on break point to hand Muguruza the lead at the start of the second set.<br /><br />Williams was shattered and Muguruza went for the kill so ruthlessly that in the blink of an eye she had broken twice more to take a 5-0 lead.<br /><br />Muguruza had spoken eloquently this week of etching her name onto the Wimbledon honours board alongside Venus, Serena and the other All England Club icons.<br /><br />It took one last blizzard of thunderous winners to ensure her dream would come true. </p>.<p align="justify">‘It’s just an incredible feeling’</p>.<div align="justify">Garbine Muguruza said it felt "incredible" to become Wimbledon champion even if it did mean defeating childhood idol Venus Williams.<br /><br />"I had the hardest match today against Venus. She's such an incredible player and I grew up watching her play...sorry," Muguruza told the Centre Court crowd.<br /><br />"I feel incredible to be able to play Venus here. Of course I'm nervous because I always dreamed about winning it, but I was composed," she said.<br /><br />"Two years ago I lost in the final against Serena and she told me I was going to win."<br /><br />Muguruza was coached at Wimbledon by Conchita Martinez, the first Spanish woman to lift the trophy at the All England Club in 1994.<br /><br />Martinez was standing in for Sam Sumyk who sat out Wimbledon to stay at home with his pregnant wife.<br /><br />When asked if she had a message for Sumyk, Muguruza lifted the trophy towards the TV camera.<br />"Here it is," she said.<br /><br />Williams, playing in her ninth Wimbledon final, had two set points in the opening set.<br /><br />However, she was unable to convert them and Muguruza won all of the remaining nine games of the final.<br /><br />"Congratulations Garbine. I know how hard you work and I'm sure this means so much to you and your family," said the American.<br /><br />"Thanks to my team who have been here day in and day out."<br /><br />She also spared a thought for sister Serena, the seven-time champion at Wimbledon, who did not defend her title this year as she prepares to give birth to her first baby next month.<br /><br />"I miss Serena," said Williams.<br /><br />"I tried my best to do the things you do –– but I think there will be other opportunities." <br /></div>
<p align="justify">Garbine Muguruza stormed to her first Wimbledon title and shattered Venus Williams' history bid with a majestic 7-5, 6-0 victory in Saturday's final.<br /><br />Muguruza overwhelmed Williams with a supreme display of power hitting in 77 minutes on Centre Court to become only the second Spanish woman to win Wimbledon.<br /><br />Watched from the Royal Box by King Juan Carlos of Spain, the 23-year-old finally got her hands on the Venus Rosewater Dish two years after losing to the American's sister Serena in her maiden Wimbledon final.<br /><br />Fittingly, it was Muguruza's current coach Conchita Martinez who was the first woman to raise the Spanish flag at Wimbledon in 1994 when she defeated Martina Navratilova.<br /><br />Venezuela-born Muguruza's second Grand Slam title, following her French Open triumph last year, denied Williams, 37, in her attempt to become the oldest Wimbledon champion in the Open era.<br /><br />Back in the Wimbledon final after an eight-year absence, Williams had hoped to clinch a sixth All England Club title, nine years after she last lifted the trophy.<br /><br />Instead, she paid the price for a surprisingly nerve-ridden display that condemned her to a second Grand Slam disappointment this year following her Australian Open final loss against Serena.<br /><br />Since winning her maiden Grand Slam title in Paris, Muguruza had endured something of a sophomore slump as her ranking dropped out of the top 10.<br /><br />But she has rediscovered her mojo on grass and will climb to fifth when the new rankings are confirmed next week.<br /><br />Remarkably, of her four tour-level titles, two are now Grand Slams.<br /><br />Twenty years ago, Venus admitted she was a bundle of nerves when she made a losing Wimbledon debut against Magdalena Grzybowska and, in her ninth All England Club final, once again there was anxiety coursing through her error-strewn display.<br /><br />Fortified by a cross-court winner to bring up break point at 3-2, Williams looked poised to seize control, but instead a tame forehand into the net to let Muguruza off the hook.<br /><br />Gifted two set point at 4-5, Venus couldn't deliver the knockout blow and Muguruza over-powered her in a gripping rally to save the first before scrambling out of trouble on the second.<br /><br />Williams was rattled by Muguruza's barrage, fatally allowing the Spaniard's lob to drop in and present her with set points that she gleefully gobbled up.<br /><br />Muguruza was just six when Venus first won Wimbledon and the 23-year-old's third major final appearance was dwarfed by Williams' 16 Grand Slam title matches.<br /><br />But in all those finals, only Serena had produced the lethal power and poise Muguruza was showing and suddenly Williams was beginning to look her age.<br /><br />Still reeling from the shock of losing the first set, she served up a limp double fault on break point to hand Muguruza the lead at the start of the second set.<br /><br />Williams was shattered and Muguruza went for the kill so ruthlessly that in the blink of an eye she had broken twice more to take a 5-0 lead.<br /><br />Muguruza had spoken eloquently this week of etching her name onto the Wimbledon honours board alongside Venus, Serena and the other All England Club icons.<br /><br />It took one last blizzard of thunderous winners to ensure her dream would come true. </p>.<p align="justify">‘It’s just an incredible feeling’</p>.<div align="justify">Garbine Muguruza said it felt "incredible" to become Wimbledon champion even if it did mean defeating childhood idol Venus Williams.<br /><br />"I had the hardest match today against Venus. She's such an incredible player and I grew up watching her play...sorry," Muguruza told the Centre Court crowd.<br /><br />"I feel incredible to be able to play Venus here. Of course I'm nervous because I always dreamed about winning it, but I was composed," she said.<br /><br />"Two years ago I lost in the final against Serena and she told me I was going to win."<br /><br />Muguruza was coached at Wimbledon by Conchita Martinez, the first Spanish woman to lift the trophy at the All England Club in 1994.<br /><br />Martinez was standing in for Sam Sumyk who sat out Wimbledon to stay at home with his pregnant wife.<br /><br />When asked if she had a message for Sumyk, Muguruza lifted the trophy towards the TV camera.<br />"Here it is," she said.<br /><br />Williams, playing in her ninth Wimbledon final, had two set points in the opening set.<br /><br />However, she was unable to convert them and Muguruza won all of the remaining nine games of the final.<br /><br />"Congratulations Garbine. I know how hard you work and I'm sure this means so much to you and your family," said the American.<br /><br />"Thanks to my team who have been here day in and day out."<br /><br />She also spared a thought for sister Serena, the seven-time champion at Wimbledon, who did not defend her title this year as she prepares to give birth to her first baby next month.<br /><br />"I miss Serena," said Williams.<br /><br />"I tried my best to do the things you do –– but I think there will be other opportunities." <br /></div>