A 23 year old Garbiñe Muguruza defeated Venus Williams on Saturday grand slam singles to win her first ever Wimbledon.
Muguruza did it in brilliant
fashion on Saturday, triumphing at Wimbledon by defeating the five-time
champion Venus Williams, 7-5, 6-0.
Muguruza is 14 years younger than Williams and watched the America star play as she grew up
“I
grew up watching her play, so it’s incredible to play her in the
final,” Muguruza said of Williams as she accepted the Venus Rosewater
Dish, which is awarded to the women’s champion.
Muguruza is now the first Spanish woman to win the singles title since Conchita Martínez in 1994….
Muguruza,will be at No. 5 in the WTA rankings on Monday while Williams will be No. 9…
edited from nytimes