Wimbledon 2017: Garbine Muguruza faces another Williams final showdown

Garbine Muguruza will aim to become the first Spanish woman in 23 years to win Wimbledon when she takes on Venus Williams in Saturday’s final. (AFP )

Updated on: Jul 13, 2017 11:16 PM IST

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Garbine Muguruza will aim to become the first Spanish woman in 23 years to win Wimbledon when she takes on Venus Williams in Saturday’s final. (AFP )

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Muguruza stormed into her second Wimbledon final in three years with a 6-1, 6-1 demolition of nerve-ridden Magdalena Rybarikova in just 64 minutes on Thursday. (Reuters )

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Muguruza, seeded 14th, took advantage of a woeful performance from the Slovak World No. 87 to secure her third Grand Slam final appearance. (Twitter )

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Venus Williams produced a clinical performance to claim a 6-4, 6-2 win over Johanna Konta. (Twitter )

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Konta was looking to become the first woman on home soil to reach the Wimbledon final since Virginia Wade in 1977, but she was picked off at crucial times by the 37-year-old Venus. (AFP )

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With the win, Venus became the oldest Wimbledon finalist in 23 years. (AFP )

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Twenty years after making her Wimbledon debut, five-time champion Venus Williams is into her ninth final at the All England Club and her first since 2009. (AFP )