Wimbledon: Torrid Muguruza Wins Women's Singles Title

Venus Williams has been a class act her entire career.

She's always stood up to be counted, refusing to spew excuses even when they might be warranted.

That might've been the case again today in the second set, but the overlying reason this women's final went the way it did was on the other side of the net.

Garbiñe Muguruza is playing the best tennis of her professional life.

In the midst of the second-set whitewash in Muguruza's 7-5, 6-0 triumph, Williams's serve was topping out at 80mph.

This seemed like a telltale sign of a Sjögren's Syndrome episode that she's been battling since it was diagnosed in 2011. It saps strength, among other symptoms.

But a 37-year-old body can betray a player, too, after a fortnight of pressure tennis.

Muguruza blazed through the bracket, especially in the second week, with each impressive performance being superseded by the next one.

Charging from the 14th seed to claim the Venus Rosewater Dish, Muguruza has now become the only player to beat both Williams sisters in a Grand Slam event.

She conquered Serena at the French Open last year, clinching match point with a fortuitous baseline lob:

Serena wants to be surprised as to her upcoming baby's gender.

If it's a girl, and she achieves the caliber of tennis her mom and aunt have, Muguruza would have to still be playing in her early 40s to accomplish what would be an unbelievable triple.

Who knows where medical advancement and training techniques will be in 18 years, but if it happens, Muguruza might know firsthand what Venus just experienced.