Garbine Muguruza lifts maiden Wimbledon title after beating Venus Williams

Spain's Garbine Muguruza won her maiden Wimbledon title after beating Venus Williams in the women’s singles final in London on Saturday. (AP)

Updated on: Jul 15, 2017 9:46 PM IST

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Spain's Garbine Muguruza won her maiden Wimbledon title after beating Venus Williams in the women’s singles final in London on Saturday. (AP)

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Venus Williams of the United States was aiming to become the oldest Grand Slam champion in women’s singles. She had started well in the first set too. (AP)

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However, Garbine Muguruza had other plans as she gave her opponent a tough time. (Reuters)

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Garbine Muguruza imposed her authority and won the first set 7-5. (AP)

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Garbine started brilliantly in the second set, immediately breaking Venus Williams. (AP)

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Venus Williams was not able to match the level of competitiveness in the second set. (AP)

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Eventually Spain’s Garbine Muguruza won the final 7-5, 6-0. (REUTERS)

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Garbine Muguruza (L) won her maiden Wimbledon title on Saturday while Venus Williams had to be content with the runners-up spot. (AFP)

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This is Garbine Muguruza’s second Grand Slam title after also winning the 2016 French Open. (REUTERS)