Serena Williams has sauntered to her sixth Wimbledon singles title with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Spaniard Garbine Muguruza.
It was Williams' 21st Grand Slam singles trophy and her fourth consecutive major title to complete the so-called 'Serena Slam,' a feat she also achieved for the first time in 2002-3.
"I've been trying to win four in a row for 12 years, and it hasn't happened. I've had a couple injuries. You know, it's been an up-and-down process," Williams said. "I honestly can't say that last year or two years ago or even five years ago I would have thought that I would have won four in a row."
She now sets her sights on the US Open in August and chance to achieve the elusive calendar year Grand Slam, a feat not accomplished in tennis in over 25 years.
At 33, she is the oldest woman to win a Grand Slam tournament in the Open era of professional tennis, and it comes 16 years after her first, at the 1999 U.S. Open.
"I just never dreamt I would be out here still," Williams said, "let alone winning."
Last 10 Wimbledon women's champions
2015: Serena Williams (USA)
2014: Petra Kvitova (CZE)
2013: Marion Bartoli (FRA)
2012: Serena Williams (USA)
2011: Petra Kvitova (CZE)
2010: Serena Williams (USA)
2009: Serena Williams (USA)
2008: Venus Williams (USA)
2007: Venus Williams (USA)
2006: Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)
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