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Garbine Muguruza stuns Serena Williams in French Open final in Paris

Garbine Muguruza lost to Serena Williams in last year's Wimbledon final
Garbine Muguruza lost to Serena Williams in last year's Wimbledon final

Garbine Muguruza defeated Serena Williams 7-5 6-4 in the final of the French Open at Roland Garros to her first grand slam event.   

Playing in only her second slam final, Muguruza produced a sublime display of hitting to overpower the world number one.

Williams fought bitterly to hold onto her crown, saving four match points in a dramatic penultimate game, but Muguruza was not fazed.

When her final lob was deemed to have landed on the line, Muguruza collapsed to the clay while Williams applauded. It was all she could do.

The 22-year-old becomes the first Spanish winner at Roland Garros since Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, who was watching from the President's Box, won the third of her titles in 1998.

Williams has been one short of equalling Steffi Graf's Open era record of 22 slam singles titles since she beat Muguruza in last year's Wimbledon final.

And to a semi-final defeat by Roberta Vinci at the US Open and a final loss against Angelique Kerber in Australia can now be added her first final defeat at Roland Garros.

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