She then broke Williams again with a beautiful backhand winner, and held again to go up 4-0 in the set.Muguruza eventually went up 5-0 and served for the set. Madness. Her experience was not enough to give her time to fight back, and her opponent was superior on Centre Court.Williams congratulated the winner after the match, per Wimbledon:Muguruza is now back on course to reclaim her place near the top of the world rankings after suffering a year of inconsistency.The champion was only seeded No. We have a winner at Wimbledon. No open era player has ever won so few titles at the time of their 2nd slam. 2017 Wimbledon Championships - Ladies' Doubles Draw 2017 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation This page was last edited on 13 August 2020, at 10:48 (UTC). Muguruza and Williams fought a very close first set, but things quickly got out of hand for Williams in the second set. #Wimbledon https://t.co/JJEeDziGULTennis writer Ben Rothenberg sympathised with Williams:Feel for Venus, but she didn't need to win to validate anything. In the semifinals, she bested Magdalena Rybarikova, a surprise unseeded who was playing some of the best tennis of her career.Going into their match, Muguruza had appeared in the final of Wimbledon once previously, and her only Grand Slam win was at the French Open in 2016. #WimbledonThe Spanish star was aggressive throughout and dominated the encounter as Williams faded in the second set.Muguruza prevailed 7-5, 6-0 as she turned on the style towards the end of the battle.Wimbledon shared the moment when the new champion won the famous trophy:Muguruza's youth shone through as she put her foot down on the accelerator.The veteran simply couldn't live with the Spaniard's power, and she dropped her serve three times in succession.Muguruza cantered to victory as she claimed the second set without dropping a game, winning 6-0.It was a sad end to the competition for Williams, but she was outclassed as she dug deep for inspiration.Williams made five double faults as she was beaten, and her serve was unreliable through the match. By James Brady @jamesbradyisme Jul 15, 2017, 10:29am EDT / new That had Muguruza serving for the set, and she took it, winning with yet another Williams unforced error, this one on her backhand.From there, things unraveled for Williams quickly. Williams had a set point opportunity while threatening to break Muguruza, and they had a fantastic 19-shot rally that was ultimately won by Muguruza. Wimbledon Men Singles 2017 Wimbledon Women 2017 Doubles Final date Player 1 sets Player 2 set 1 set 2 set 3 dur Sat 15.07 Garbine Muguruza ESP 14 2-0 Venus Williams USA 10 … "I'm sure it means so much to you [Muguruza] and your family, well done today - beautiful" 14 at the championship, but her form has exploded during the grass-court season.The Spaniard was previously tipped to dominate the women's game, and her recent performances suggest she is back to her powerful best. Muguruza had won their only other meeting in 2017, on the clay courts of Rome.Instead, Muguruza captured her second Grand Slam and all the glory.Things were on serve and there was little danger of a break either way until Williams was serving with things at 3-3. She's shown all year she remains a transcendent, ageless champ. Muguruza had a couple break point opportunities, but Williams fought them off to keep things on serve, and held. Williams, on the other hand, had won seven singles Grand Slam titles, and five trophies at Wimbledon specifically.Williams had also won three of four meetings between the two, though this was their first ever on grass courts.
Het toernooi werd gespeeld bij de All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in de wijk Wimbledon van de Engelse hoofdstad Londen. Williams looked drained and defeated early in the second and never was able to recover.On her way to the final, Muguruza took down top seed Angelique Kerber and seventh seed Svetlana Kuznetsova.