LONDON – A look at Wimbledon on Saturday:
Weather: Partly cloudy. High of 79 degrees.
Women’s singles final: No. 1 Serena Williams beat No. 20 Garbine Muguruza 6-4, 6-4 for her sixth Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam title, including at the past four majors in a row.
Women’s doubles final: No. 1 Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza beat No. 2 Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 5-7, 7-6 (4), 7-5.
Men’s doubles final: No. 4 Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau beat No. 13 Jamie Murray and John Peers 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4.
Stat of the Day: 28 – Consecutive Grand Slam matches won by Williams, giving her a “Serena Slam” of four major titles in a row; if she wins the U.S. Open, she would become the first tennis player since Steffi Graf in 1988 to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam.
Quote of the day: “Once you hit a certain number, you kind of don’t celebrate. It’s kind of like a birthday – you don’t celebrate after a certain amount of years.” – Williams, asked how she planned to mark the occasion.
Men’s singles final Sunday: No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 2 Roger Federer.
Sunday’s forecast: Chance of rain. High of 72 degrees.
Associated Press