Paris, June 5: Spanish tennis player Garbine Muguruza beat World No.1 and defending champion Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4 to win her maiden Grand Slam crown at the French Open here on Saturday. (French Open: Leander Paes and Martina Hingis win title)

With this win, four different women have won the last four slams. Serena was looking for a 22nd Grand Slam which would have equalled the Open Era record of Steffi Graf.

The opponent was looking for her first Grand Slam title. It was a familiar story as at Melbourne when Angelique Kerber stunned the World No.1. On this occasion it was the tall powerful Spaniard who came through the tough test.

Muguruza, 22, is the first Spanish woman to win here since Arantxa Sánchez Vicario beat Monica Seles in the final in 1998 and will rise to No.2 in the rankings.

Moreover, she becomes the youngest first-time Major winner since Victoria Azarenka at the 2012 Australian Open.

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Serena was at her best staving off match points with big serves and ground strokes. But Muguruza retained her composure to win the match on a perfectly timed stroke that found the baseline to leave the 32-year-old stranded.

IANS