Wimbledon 2015: Saturday All England Club Schedule and Predictions

There's one weekend of play left in Wimbledon 2015, a tournament that's seen the men's singles draw whittled down to the to the top two seeds in the bracket and the women's side left with one of the world's most dominant athletes playing a young challenger on a surprise, historic run.

First up is the women's singles final on Saturday. No. 1 Serena Williams takes on No. 20 Garbine Muguruza, who's no grass specialist by any means and yet has beaten four players seeded 15th or better to reach the championship match. Williams is far and away the best player in women's tennis at the moment. She'll be looking to win her fourth straight Grand Slam—aka the "Serena Slam"—and third this year.

Friday saw the eternal Roger Federer unleash every brilliant shot in his arsenal—with his serves carrying the biggest payload—to beat Andy Murray in three sets, 7-5, 7-5, 6-4. It's the peerless Federer's 10th win in 10 Wimbledon semifinals. He'll be looking to secure his 18th Grand Slam title (eighth Wimbledon) against top-seeded Novak Djokovic, who took care of No. 21 Richard Gasquet 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-4 in the day's first semi.

The focus here is on Saturday's action, however. Here's the schedule, preview and prediction for the ladies' final. 

Wimbledon 2015 Women's Singles Final Schedule

Date: Saturday, July 11

Matchup: No. 1 Serena Williams vs. No. 20 Garbine Muguruza

TV: ESPN

Time: 8 a.m. ET

Live Stream: WatchESPN (subscription/TV provider info required)

Note: Complete Saturday schedule can be found at Wimbledon.com. 

Preview, Prediction

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The 21-year-old Muguruza hasn't been around the WTA circuit long, making her pro debut in early 2012. In that time, she's amassed a 215-109 record, with one singles title. By comparison, Williams has won seven Grand Slam titles since 2012.

Williams is the platonic ideal of women's tennis playing in yet another final at the platonic ideal of a tennis championship. Muguruza's rise to such a lofty position has been meteoric, to say the least, via Tennis.com's Matt Cronin:

Saturday's final marks Muguruza's deepest Grand Slam run by far. Prior to this, her best performances were back-to-back quarterfinal appearances at the 2014 and 2015 French Opens. Clay is her top surface, but Muguruza insists a Wimbledon final has long been in her sights, per the tournament's Twitter account:

Her confidence is readily apparent. Not only has she dreamt of reaching the mountaintop, but the young Spaniard's happy to take on the best while in rarefied air.

"To have Serena in the Wimbledon final, I think, is the hardest match you can have,” Muguruza said, per the New York Times' Christopher Clarey. “If you want to win a Grand Slam, when you dream, you say, ‘I want Serena in the final.’ ”

Clarey provided a cold dose of reality in assessing Muguruza's wishes:

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That vision puts Muguruza in the minority. Tennis history proves that if you want to win a Grand Slam, the best opponent to dream up is anybody but Williams, who has a record of 20-4 in singles finals in the majors and has won the last seven she has appeared in, plus the Olympic gold medal, since joining forces with coach Patrick Mouratoglou before Wimbledon in 2012.

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There's been little reason to doubt Williams' bona fides at the All England Club this year. She dropped sets to Victoria Azarenka and Heather Watson but otherwise has been casually brilliant. Williams overwhelmed No. 4 Maria Sharapova in the semifinal, slamming 13 aces and hitting 29 winners to the Russian's nine, per Wimbledon.com. Wimbledon has the one-sided highlights from that match:

Muguruza's serve isn't as powerful as Williams', but she's aggressive and comfortable both on the back line and playing at the net. Muguruza won 17 of 24 net points against Agnieszka Radwanska on Thursday, per Wimbledon.com. Muguruza's aggressive play was tempered by some erratic play at times in her three-set win over former Wimbledon finalist.

Look for this match to feature brief, powerful points in a punch-counterpunch manner. Williams has the advantage with her serve and experience, but Muguruza's shown absolutely no fear up to this point and likely won't suddenly become starry-eyed on Saturday. If she refuses to acquiesce to Williams' considerable game, it wouldn't be all that surprising if she eked out the first set.

Whether that comes to pass, Williams' experience, focus and all-around brilliance should carry her to a 21st Grand Slam title, one short of Steffi Graf's Open Era record.

Williams is the tennis world's present marvel, but Muguruza just might be the future.

Prediction: Williams in three sets.