Muguruza stuns Venus to win first Wimbledon title

Muguruza overwhelmed Williams with a supreme display of power hitting in 77 minutes

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London: Garbine Muguruza stormed to her first Wimbledon title and shattered Venus Williams' history bid with a majestic 7-5, 6-0 victory in Saturday's final.

Muguruza overwhelmed Williams with a supreme display of power hitting in 77 minutes on Centre Court to become only the second Spanish woman to win Wimbledon.

Watched from the Royal Box by King Juan Carlos of Spain, the 23-year-old finally got her hands on the Venus Rosewater Dish two years after losing to the American's sister Serena in her maiden Wimbledon final.

Fittingly, it was Muguruza's current coach Conchita Martinez who was the first woman to raise the Spanish flag at Wimbledon in 1994 when she defeated Martina Navratilova.

Garbine Muguruza returns against Venus Williams during their women's singles final match on July 15, 2017.
Venus Williams returns against Spain's Garbine Muguruza at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships.

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