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Serena Williams: No excuses, Grabine Muguruza was best at French Open

Serena Williams offered no excuses after a straight-sets defeat to an "unbelievable" Garbine Muguruza in Saturday's French Open final.

Muguruza claimed her first Grand Slam victory with an impressive 7-5 6-4 victory on Court Philippe Chatrier. On Sunday, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray played for the men's title.

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Williams failed to add to her 21 major titles since beating Muguruza at Wimbledon last year and remains behind Steffi Graf's Open-era record of 22.

In the past three majors, Williams lost in the U.