This is Mariam Khan, signing off. We hope you've enjoyed our coverage of the Wimbledon final!
Closing thoughts: Muguruza showed up on court without any nerves and ready to take on Serena, but it was the latter who hung tough and held her nerve to take the victory. Her serving, her groundstrokes, her overall mental attitude, was enough to grant her the victory over her spirited opponent despite Muguruza's emphatic comeback.
And now your Wimbledon Champion of 2015: Serena Williams! A truly phenomenal performance from her this fortnight. She truly deserves to be called the greatest of all time.
Muguruza comes up to receive her runner's up trophy. She may be in tears now but she can proud of her tremendous performance in going toe to toe with the greatest.
Serena has done it again. She has won the Serena Slam and currently holds all the Grand Slam titles simultaneously.
Game, set, match to Serena Williams! Muguruza hits her forehand out wide and it's the number one player who wins the twenty-first Grand Slam of her career.
0-40. Muguruza makes an error and Serena has three Championship points.
0-30. Serena's ball lands luckily in after hitting the net cord.
Muguruza breaks! An incredible backhand winner and she's not done yet! She will serve to attempt to level the score 5-5.
40-Adv. What a point! Both players go for it from both sides of the court but Muguruza's effort pays off with a Serena error.
Deuce. Muguruza goes after the second serve and it goes just long.
40-Adv. What a return from Muguruza which forces Serena's error. She has break point!
Deuce. A huge forehand winner from Muguruza saves match point!
Adv-40. Another ace and Serena has championship point!
Deuce. Another ace!
30-40. Serena hits a powerful serve and Muguruza hits it just out. Still one break point.
15-40. Ace!
0-40. An exquisite return winner from Muguruza. She has three break points!
0-30. Incredible passing winner from Muguruza. Can she break again?
0-15. Double fault from Serena!
Game to Muguruza! Serena hits her running forehand long but she's still a break up and will serve for the match for a second time.
Adv-40. Ace!
Deuce. Serena comes up to the net and Muguruza hits the error.
40-30. An intense return winner from Serena.
40-15. Amazing power hitting from both players but Serena hits the eventual error.
30-15. Serena's outwide backhand forces Muguruza's error this time.
30-0. Another error from Serena.
15-0. Good serve from Muguruza and Serena hits the return error.
She breaks! This match is not over yet.
0-40. Some lovely hitting from the Spaniard and she has three break points!
0-30. Double fault.
0-15. Muguruza is not giving up; she plays a great point to force Serena back.
And she breaks again! Serena will be serving for the match and championship.
0-40. Muguruza hits her shot out. It's three break points for the world number one.
0-30. Serena is really putting her foot down.
0-15. Serena hits a great winner.
Serena holds her serve to love with some tremendous serving and quick points.
15-0. Ace!
Serena breaks! Muguruza's level has suddenly dropped and it is Serena who now has the opportunity to step on the accelerator.
15-40. Another mishit from Muguruza gives Serena two break point opportunities!
15-30. Muguruza hits her shot out.
15-15. A ridiculous return from Serena forces Muguruza's error.
15-0. Big serve from Muguruza.
Game to Serena! She holds with another big serve.
Adv-40. Ace!
Deuce. Muguruza draws out the point and Serena hits the error.
40-30. Serena hits a great serve causing Muguruza's error.
30-30. Serena finally gets a first serve in and Muguruza hits her return out.
15-30. Another double fault from Serena.
15-15. Double fault from the world number one.
15-0. Ace!
Muguruza holds to love in the second set. It's 1-1.
40-0. Another return error gives Muguruza game point.
30-0. Serena hits a return error.
15-0. Great serve from Muguruza.
First game of the second set to Serena as Muguruza's shot goes just long.
40-15. Another great point from Serena.
30-15. Another ace from the world number one.
15-0. Ace!
Game and first set to Serena! She hits a tremendous forehand winner to take it with her fight back.
40-Adv. A crucial double fault from Muguruza.
Deuce. Powerful return from Serena forces Muguruza's error.
40-30. Ace down the middle!
30-30. Serena gets wrong footed and hits her backhand into the net.
15-30. Muguruza blinks, and hits her crosscourt forehand wide.
15-15. Tremendous backhand approach from Muguruza causes Serena's error.
0-15. Blazing backhand from Serena to take the point.
Game to Serena. She hits a backhand volley winner.
40-30. Serena's forehand is long.
40-15. Serena is pumped! She hits a smash winner.
30-15. Serena's deep play causes Muguruza's error.
15-15. Double fault from Serena.
15-0. An intense winner from the world number one.
Serena breaks back! Muguruza misses her shot in a volatile point.
30-40. Ace!
15-40. Serena's return causes Muguruza's shot to go very wide. Two break points.
15-30. Muguruza's backhand goes just long.
15-15. A tremendous point from both players but it's Serena who hangs tough to claim it.
15-0. Serena hits an error.
Game to Serena as she holds with another good serve!
40-0. A powerful point from Serena ends with her smash winner.
30-0. Another great serve.
15-0. Ace!
Game for Muguruza. Yet another amazing serve!
Adv-40. A great serve by Muguruza.
Deuce. Well played by Muguruza who uses her serve to follow up with a lovely forehand.
30-40. Muguruza saves one with some tremendous power play!
15-40. Serena has two break points by virtue of Muguruza's forehand error.
15-30. Great return from Serena and Muguruza hits her backhand into the net.
15-15. Muguruza's powerful forehand takes the point.
0-15. Serena punishes Muguruza's second serve with a return winner.
Game to Serena. She wins two quick points on her serve.
30-15. An extremely flat return from the twentieth seed cause Serena's error.
30-0. Muguruza hits her return out.
15-0. Ace!
Game to Muguruza. The Spaniard is doing tremendously well by keeping Serena well behind the baseline.
Adv-40. Serena hits her backhand into the net.
Deuce. Too good from Serena, who ends a dominating point with a smash winner.
40-30. Great serve from the Spaniard forced Serena's error.
30-30. Serena hits an outwide forehand winner.
30-15. Ace!
15-15. Muguruza hits a tremendous backhand down the line winner.
0-15. Return ace from Serena.
Game to Serena. Muguruza hits her return long and it's the American who hangs tough. It's 2-1 to the server.
40-30. Another fast serve forces the error out of Muguruza.
30-30. An amazing serve from Serena.
15-30. The Spaniard goes for a return ace, but hits her shot wide.
0-30. Muguruza is really going for it on her backhand, following it up with a tremendous cross court forehand.
0-15. Another unforced error from the world number one.
Game to Muguruza. Serena takes a look at her second serve and goes for it all guns blazing, hitting the return long.
40-30. Some tremendous deep hitting from Serena as Muguruza is forced to hit an error.
40-15. Serena dumps her forehand return into the net.
30-15. Serena hits her shot long.
15-15. Serena annihilates with an inside out forehand winner.
15-0. A fine service from the Spaniard.
Muguruza breaks! Serena hits an unforced error and she is immediately on the backfoot.
40-Adv. Fourth break point opportunity as Serena hits her forehand long.
Deuce. Serena disguises her serve to save break point.
40-Adv. Another huge backhand from Muguruza gives her a third break point opportunity.
Deuce. Serena saves it with a lovely serve.
40-Adv. A huge backhand return winner on Serena's second serve from the Spaniard gives her break point.
Deuce. Muguruza misses a huge opportunity as she dumps her forehand into the net.
40-Adv. Another double fault! Muguruza has break point.
Deuce. Another double fault from Serena.
40-30. A deep cross court backhand from the Spaniard forces Serena's error.
40-15. A thunderous inside out forehand winner from Serena gives her game point.
30-15. Ace! Serena will be relying a lot on those today.
15-15. A smash winner as Serena levels the scoring.
0-15. Serena starts with a double fault.
The match will shortly begin. Serena will be serving first.
The players have made their way on court and are warming up.
Take a look at VAVEL USA tennis editor, Noel Alberto's preview to this match. He breaks down the historical aspect of this match as well as the advantages each woman has.
Despite Serena being the favorite, Muguruza has the ability and tenacity to beat her and surprise the world by taking home the title. If anything, the match should be extremely interesting—quite possibly a thriller if both ladies play at their best.
The head-to-head between the two players is extremely tight, with Serena having a lead of 2-1. Interestingly, all their meetings have been at Grand Slams, with the first a 2013 Australian Open defeat going in the American’s favor. Muguruza however, was the reason for Serena’s worst ever Grand Slam defeat in round two of the French Open last year as she beat her in straight sets, and took a set off of her at this year’s Australian Open.
It was Serena's quarterfinal match against Victoria Azarenka which can give Muguruza the most amount of confidence and hope, because through the first half it was Azarenka who was outplaying Williams completely and reaping the reward. Serena hung tough however, and presented why she is considered the best when she came back and took the match away from an Azarenka who was indeed playing tremendously well.
A highly anticipated fourth round match up against sister Venus Williams was also dealt with swiftly by Serena in a straight set victory that became a strong showing of what she is capable of at the moment. We can consider this victory similar to hers over Maria Sharapova in the semifinals, as both times she gave her opponents absolutely no room to gain any sort of foothold or advantage in the match.
Serena Williams’ journey has not been as simple as this, by virtue of the fact that she is constantly expected to annihilate her opponents. Annihilate she did in the first two rounds, but she faced a speed bump in the form of Heather Watson in her third round match. Despite being in control with her first set 6-2 win, she was broken multiple times in the next two sets and was only a few points away from crashing out of Wimbledon. Her nerves of steel and tremendous mentality however, took her out of trouble and she came through in a very tight victory.
This continued in her semifinal victory against Agnieszka Radwanska, as she rallied tremendously to win in three sets and kept a hold of her nerves even when the Polish player raised her intensity and started to gain a foothold in the match. She can gain great confidence from this victory as Radwanska was also in supreme form, but could not hold off the spirited youngster.
The Spaniard did not stop there, posting a straight set victory against former world number one Caroline Wozniacki, and consequently beating the recent French Open semifinalist Timea Bacsinszky, also in straight sets. Her powerful forehand and incredible temperament have been key in all these victories, showcasing that her level of play is extremely high and the big players are not one to scare her.
Muguruza has truly proven her worth in this tournament, coming onto the map in her third round victory against Angelique Kerber, defeating her 7-6(12) 1-6 6-2. Kerber had been in tremendous form prior to Wimbledon as she had clinched her second title of the year at the Aegon Classic. Muguruza showed through her 14-12 tiebreak win that she can hold her nerve against the very best, and consequently beat them too.
The heavy favorite to win the title is of course, the world number one, who is just one win away from taking home her second Serena Slam—her first being through the year 2002. Her achievements are mammoth and colossal, matching the all time greats as she goes for her twenty-first Grand Slam title, just one short of Steffi Graf’s twenty-two, and three short of the all-time record: Margaret Court’s twenty-four. What does not aid Muguruza’s case at all, is the fact that Serena is possibly the most mentally tough opponent on the WTA circuit at the moment, with her marathon victories against Heather Watson and Victoria Azarenka serving as proof. Serena is also 20-4 in her win-loss record in Grand Slam finals. Will it be twenty-one, or can Muguruza increase the four to a five?
As was the French Open Ladies’ Final this year, the match up between the two players is one that sparks an element of surprise and polarization. On the one hand we have a twenty-time Grand Slam winner in the form of Serena Williams: the number one player in the world and in supreme form; possibly still playing some of the best tennis of her career at the age of thirty-three. On the other, we have a young twenty-one year old who is blossoming into her real potential in front of the world, Garbine Muguruza, who has absolutely nothing to lose as she takes her place on Centre Court.
Hello, this is Mariam Khan here to cover the 2015 Wimbledon Championships Women’s Singles Final Live between Serena Williams and Garbine Muguruza. The match will begin at 9 AM EST on Centre Court. Stay tuned for the preview of the match.
