15 July, 2017
Perhaps even more relevant is how she has developed since beating the younger Williams sister to join Martinez as a Spanish Grand Slam victor a year ago.
While those following her remarkable resurgence - she also reached this year's Australian Open final, losing to Serena - leaf through the record books picking out the key numbers, Williams, as she so often does, remains in her own serene world.
It was Conchita Martinez who defeated Martina Navratilova in the 1994 final and now for Venus it is Muguruza standing between her sixth title. "In the past years, you see the Williams surname a lot", Muguruza said Friday.
Here, with the help of Opta, we look at the best facts as Venus looks to put the Williams name on the honours board for another year.
"I'm different, but not very different".
- Williams and Muguruza have met four times previously in singles, with the American winning three of those encounters, including their only final clash.
"She's (Martinez) helping me to deal with the stress of the tournament", she said.
No such butterflies however, for Venus though.
She also has the belief of knowing she can beat a Williams in a grand slam final - having overpowered Serena to win the French Open previous year.
Five-times Wimbledon champion Venus is always a force to reckoned with at the All England Club and will start as a favourite to win her first grand slam title since 2008.
"I will try to take the same courage on the court that she would have and try to do the things she would do".
"I wish she was there physically, I miss her very much before the final".
"I don't know that I play exactly the same way she does".
Wimbledon has been kind to both sisters, who have turned its manicured lawns into something of a personal fiefdom since the turn of the century. "She's been really playing well on grass".
Williams plays Garbine Muguruza on Saturday and, unlike Charlotte Sterry, who lifted the trophy in 1908 aged 37 years and 282 days, she will nearly certainly not travel to the All England Club by bicycle.
