‘Great news for Spanish tennis’: Twitter on Muguruza’s French Open victory

Garbine Muguruza won her first Grand Slam title by beating defending champion Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4 at the French Open on Saturday.

Garbine Muguruza won her first Grand Slam title by beating defending champion Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4 at the French Open on Saturday, denying the American her record-equaling 22nd major trophy.

Garbine Muguruza returns the ball against Serena Williams in the French Open 2016 final.(Reuters Photo)

The fourth-seeded Muguruza, a 22-year-old from Spain, used her big groundstrokes to keep No. 1 Williams off-balance and overcame signs of nerves in the form of nine double-faults to pull off the surprise.

Twitter was quick to congratulate Muguruza on her maiden Grand Slam win and here are some of the tweets: