15 July, 2017
Muguruza reached the Wimbledon final in 2015, but lost to Serena Williams.
She will be seeking her sixth Wimbledon championship and eighth Grand Slam singles trophy overall.
"Match after match she came through and played such clutch tennis, particularly against Halep in the semi, when she was two points away from defeat". "It's been a blessing. They were a little over-enthusiastic in parts but I can not complain at the amount of support and good feeling they were showing my way".
"I've been watching Venus all year and I'm thinking to myself, "I can't believe how well she's playing", Wade said.
"I'm here just to give my best".
Venus, aiming to win her first Wimbledon title since 2008, took only 73 minutes to write her name in the history books as the oldest Wimbledon finalist since Martina Navratilova in 1994.
It was that 106 miles per hour second serve where she saved break point that really turned that set around.
She is the first British woman to reach the top four in nearly 40 years.
"No point was easy. She's top 10", Halep said after denying Victoria Azarenka a quarter-final berth in the former world No.1's return to grand slam tennis after becoming a mother last December.
Saturday's victor will also move into the Top 5 of the WTA rankings on Monday.
"She knows how to play, especially Wimbledon finals", Muguruza said of Williams.
Her resurgence began in earnest at Wimbledon a year ago, when she made it to the semifinals. "It's going to be, you know, like a historic final again".
Muguruza will move back into the world's top five whatever happens in the final and her key going forward will be to stop the inconsistencies in her game, a by-product of her high-risk style.
Konta then felt the pressure serving at 4-5 in the opener, falling behind quickly 0-40, and couldn't save the game. "I'm still pumped to get out there regardless of whether there's other British players in the tournament or not", he said. "It was a tricky match. I think I definitely have a lot more to improve on.", Konta told reporters.
Muguruza won the point on 19 of 25 trips to the net and had a 22-8 edge in winners. Conversely, Rybarikova mustered just eight winners and lost serve on five occasions. Rybarikova is the lowest-ranked of the remaining women; she is unseeded and has never advanced past the first round at Wimbledon. "You tell me I'm going to lose 6-1, 6-1".
"The crowd were very nice to me". That would insane for me. "She deserved to win completely this match".
