Garbine Muguruza faces Serena Williams in maiden Wimbledon final
Top seeded American blitzes Maria Sharapova in easy feast, setting up face-off with 21-year-old who is first Spanish woman since 1996 to contest championship title
Garbine Muguruza became the first Spanish woman to reach the Wimbledon final since 1996 as Agnieszka Radwanska was left rueing a botched Hawk-Eye challenge in the last game of her 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 loss on Centre Court yesterday.
Aranxta Sanchez-Vicario was the last Spanish woman to make the final at the All England Club, while Conchita Martinez was the last champion in 1994.
And five-time champion Serena Williams feasted on familiar prey with a superb 6-2, 6-4 victory over Maria Sharapova, her 17th win in a row over the Russian.
I got a bit nervous because it was a semi-final and it's a long time since I've been this far
The 33-year-old Williams is now one match away from reinforcing her stranglehold on the women's game by holding all four grand slam titles at the same time, a feat she will achieve for the second occasion if she beats the 20th-seeded Spaniard, 21, in tomorrow's final.
"I'm so excited. I got a bit nervous because it was a semi-final and it's a long time since I've been this far," said Williams, who last reached the Wimbledon final in 2012.
"I'm excited to get through it. Maria played well and when she stepped up. I managed to step up. It wasn't easy."
