Serena Williams sealed concurrent ownership of the four major championships in her sport, beating the bright young Spaniard Garbiñe Muguruza 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and 23 minutes to win her sixth Wimbledon. If the 33-year-old American can retain her US Open title in September, she will also have a calendar-year grand slam at last – and all talk of the legitimacy of the “Serena slam” will be shelved forever – as well as drawing alongside the record 22 majors owned by Steffi Graf.
However, she did not make it easy for herself in this in her 25th slam final.