Garbine Muguruza reaches Wimbledon final with dominant win
WIMBLEDON, England — Garbine Muguruza of Spain reached her second career Wimbledon final with a 6-1, 6-1 win over unseeded Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia on Thursday.
The 15th seed, Muguruza journeyed to her first Grand Slam final here in 2015, losing out on the title to Serena Williams.
In 2016, Muguruza won her first Grand Slam title at the French Open. This marks her first final at a major since she won in Paris last year.
“I think today I stepped up on the court super confident and everything went well,” Muguruza, 25, said. “Once you're in these situations, you know how to handle these situations better and that was my case today.”
Currently ranked No. 14, Muguruza’s guaranteed to move back into the Top 10 with her result at this Wimbledon. If she goes on to win the title she will move into the Top 5.
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Muguruza saved the one break point she faced in the 65-minute match against the 87th-ranked Rybarikova. In contrast, Muguruza was presented with 12 break point opportunities and was able to take advantage of five to dominate the match.
Mugurza will play the winner of the other semifinal between sixth seed Johanna Konta of Britain and 10th seed Venus Williams of the United States.
“I”m playing well and I want to keep it up for the one last match,” Mugurza sad. “Being in a Grand Slam final is a great achievement and I definitely want to win no matter who is in front of me.”