LONDON (Reuters) - Garbine Muguruza clinched a maiden Wimbledon title on Saturday with a stunning demolition of Venus Williams, whose dreams of a fairytale victory at the age of 37 were blown apart in a devastating second set. Yet her capitulation ensured a second grand slam final defeat of 2017, after she was also downed by her sister at the Australian Open. "She played top tennis, so I have to give her credit for just playing a better match," Venus said. There were few clues in those opening games as to what was about to follow as having wrapped up the first set, Muguruza put her foot to the floor with astonishing brutality. She broke on three straight occasions in the second set as Venus seemed to hit a mental and physical wall.

Source: The Star July 15, 2017 14:50 UTC