Wimbledon 2017 final: Garbiñe Muguruza stuns Venus Williams to win women's title

Hailey Hernandez
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Garbiñe Muguruza dominated against Venus Williams in the 2017 Wimbledon women's final, beating Wiliams 7-5, 6-0. 

The first set was evenly matched, but Muguruza had the momentum shift her way in the second set. Williams, 14 years older than Muguruza, started off strong with her power, but faded fast and dug herself a hole she couldn't get out of.

Muguruza is the first Spanish woman to win the Wimbledon title since her coach, Conhita Martinez in 1994. Her title at the All England Club is Muruguza's second-career Grand Slam title. She is the only player to defeat both Venus and Serena Williams to win Slam titles. Muguruza beat Serena to win the French Open in 2016.

For Williams, this is her second runner-up finish of the year. She lost to Serena in the Australian Open final.

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Venus, the No. 10 seed, has the most singles wins at Wimbledon for an active player. Venus' 87th win in the semifinal passed Serena for the third-most all-time. 

Muguruza is the No. 14 seed and the 2015 Wimbledon runner-up. She is the fifth woman in the past 10 years to win a Grand Slam semifinal or final when losing two or less games.

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Both Williams and Muguruza won in straight sets to advance to a powerful Wimbledon final. The two have faced each other four times, and Williams has a 3-1 advantage. 

Muguruza is just the second person to defeat Venus in a singles final at Wimbledon, the first is Serena.

Wimbledon 2017 women's final: TV info, live streaming

The women's final match begins at 9 a.m. ET on Saturday. It will be televised on ESPN (U.S.) and BBC (UK). You can also watch live coverage on Twitter from the Wimbledon Channel . 

For streaming options,  WatchESPN  and the Tennis Channel  have live coverage available in the U.S., while BBC iPlayer has coverage from Wimbledon in the U.K. 

Wimbledon 2017 women's final: Live updates, highlights

Scroll down to see live updates and highlights. 

11:02 a.m. —  An updated look at the WTA Top-10 rankings. Muguruza moves into fifth place after her Wimbledon title.

10:45 a.m.  — The final moment for Muguruza's victory was decided by a challenge.

10:33 a.m.  —  Muguruza is the first player to beat both Venus and Serena Williams in Grand Slam finals.

10:29 a.m.   — Muguruza defeats Williams in the second set, 6-0 to win the 2017 Wimbledon title. 

10:22 a.m.  —  Muguruza is just one game away from becoming the first Spanish woman to win the Wimbledon title since 1994.

10:18 a.m.  — Muguruza has won six games in a row to move up 3-0 against Williams in the second set. 

10:15 a.m . — Williams is making too many mistakes in this second set. The momentum has shifted in favor of Muguruza with a 2-0 lead in the second set.

10:08 a.m.  —

10:03 a.m . — She was able to hang on in extended rallies, Muguruza wins the first set, 7-5.

9:58 a.m.  — Muguruza has the serve with a chance to take the first set. 

9:52 a.m . — Muguruza wins the longest rally of the match so far after Williams nets. Her forehand beats Williams again, and she saves two set points to hold, tied 5-5.

9:51 a.m.  —  Williams and Muguruza have faced off head-to-head four times. Wiliams has a 3-1 advantage before heading into Wimbledon. Their longest was 132 minutes in 2013 and the shortest was 53 minutes in 2015. 

9:46 a.m . —  Williams holds in the opening set, 5-4. 

9:38 a.m . — Both women have had their share of double-faults. Muguruza with two and Williams with three. Still in the first set, Williams leads 4-3.

9:20 a.m.  —  Muguruza double-faults on her opening point.

9:12 a.m.  — Williams starts the match with a 109 mph ACE.

9:03 a.m . — Venus Williams and Garbiñe Muguruza head to Centre Court. It's all business from here on out. 

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Hailey Hernandez