French Open 2016 Women's Final: Predictions for Garbine Muguruza at Wimbledon

Garbine Muguruza beat Serena Williams to win her first Grand Slam title at the French Open on Saturday, and when the dust—or more accurately, clay—settles, her attention will be focused on Wimbledon.

The Spaniard won 7-5, 6-4 to beat the world No. 1 at Roland Garros—the second time the pair have met in a major final after Williams defeated her last year at SW19.

This year, Muguruza will be hoping to go one better on Centre Court. And with the experience of winning her first Slam under her belt, her chances of doing so have increased.

Per BBC Sport's Russell Fuller, the youngster achieved a feat only one player before her has managed so far:

According to BBC Sport, Muguruza drew on her past experience of playing the American to help her win:

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I'm so, so excited—to play in a Grand Slam against one of the best players, it's the perfect final.

I'm so happy. I had to be very ready and concentrated on all the points and just to fight as much as I can.

All the matches I've played against her helped me. 

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Muguruza made good use of her power and combined it with deadly accuracy when hitting down the tramlines, as she did to seal the first set, per Roland Garros:

What was key was that she took her chances against Williams, unlike Kiki Bertens in the semifinals—one of the main differences between the great and the good in tennis is the ability to ruthlessly convert break-point opportunities.

Too often, lesser-ranked players will be punished for failing to kill off more illustrious opponents—just look at Heather Watson's match with Williams at Wimbledon last year.

With Muguruza having shown her ability to do so, she should have the confidence she needs to avoid a similar scenario in the championship this year.

Muguruza's match-winning point, per Roland Garros, embodied her game well:

Ben Rothenberg of the New York Times certainly believed so:

That came after Williams had saved four championship points on her own serve—which speaks volumes for her own indomitable spirit—but Muguruza remained composed and undaunted throughout.

Those qualities will undoubtedly serve her well at Wimbledon and beyond—she has little reason to fear any opponent now, and by learning from previous matches the Spaniard will continue to get stronger.

Per FiveThirtyEight's Carl Bialik, in recent times Muguruza has enjoyed a phenomenal record against the best and brightest in the women's game:

With her recent success against those likely to be among the top seeds at Wimbledon, she has a strong platform to build upon if she meets any of them there, which seems likely.

Per Roland Garros' official website, the 22-year-old did make nine double-faults, though. Normally, that would be punished—particularly by a player of Williams' calibre—and she also won fewer than half of the points on her second serve overall. 

On the quicker grass courts at Wimbledon, that can present a real problem—and winning just two of her five net points is a cause for concern too—volleying is often a major component of successful play there.

There's still room for improvement ahead of her first game at the All England Club, but there's every chance Muguruza will progress far in the tournament.

Williams winning her 22nd Slam at some point seems inevitable, and Wimbledon represents as good an opportunity as any for her to do so.

But Muguruza shouldn't be ruled out—expect her to reach at least the semi-final, and don't be surprised if she were to create further history by winning back-to-back major finals.