15 July, 2017
But with a wide-open court, she dumped an off-forehand into the next before Muguruza escaped trouble with an ace and another Williams forehand error.
Asked to send a message to her sister, Venus said: "I miss you, I tried my best to do the same things you do but I think there will ll be other opportunities, I really do".
She faces Serena's resurgent 37-year-old sister Venus Williams, who is playing her first Wimbledon final since 2009 and, remarkably, her second Grand Slam final this year.
The 37-year-old is bidding to become the oldest female major victor in the Open era but for all her brilliance, Konta can be proud of her maiden run to the semi-finals at the All England Club.
Ominously for Muguruza, who lost the 2015 Wimbledon final to Serena, the American veteran is certain she is close to the form that saw her dominate the sport a decade ago. However, the 23-time Grand Slam champion is watching from her home in Florida, and said she finds being a viewer far more stressful than being a competitor. "Honestly, they were just cheering for me". But we definitely have played. I like to think it's working for me. "I had the hardest match against such an incredible player". So I'm in for a tough one. I'm not sure exactly what she's doing. I don't know when that happened.
Albeit on a less eye-catching scale, Muguruza is enjoying a comeback of her own.
Venus handles this particular moment, with grace out of her tennis past, out of her sister's enormous shadow at Wimbledon 2017. I don't know when that happened.
Shortly after that in 2011, Venus announced she had Sjogren's disease, an energy-sapping illness that also can cause joint pain.
Federer still has not dropped a set but was tested by Berdych and the match might have panned out very differently had just a few points gone the Czech's way. Yes, it's been that long - Garbine Muguruza, her opponent in Saturday's final, was barely four years old then.
Jamie, who is still going in the tournament after reaching the mixed doubles semi-finals with Martina Hingis, said: "I just messaged him last night saying "Bad luck" and 'How are you?'".
Even at 37 and with five Wimbledon titles, Venus Williams still has that overwhelming desire to win. Live Streaming and TV information is below.
The final will be broadcast on Star Sports Select 1 and Star Sports Select HD.
Any other streaming services that carry ESPN, such as Playstation Vue and SlingTV, will also have the match at 9 a.m. Cilic, by contrast, will be playing in his first Wimbledon final and his second major title after his run to the championship at the 2014 U.S. Open.
For streaming options, WatchESPN and the Tennis Channel have live coverage available in the USA, while BBC iPlayer has coverage from Wimbledon in the United Kingdom.
Canada: TV: TSN, CTV.
