PARIS (AP) – The Latest on the French Open (all times local):
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3:40 p.m.
Garbine Muguruza got the first break of serve in her French Open final against Serena Williams.
Despite the slow conditions on Court Philippe Chatrier, the women’s final has started at a high pace.
Both players have been exchanging powerful groundstrokes from the baseline with Serena applying pressure immediately with her aggressive returns.
Muguruza saved two break points to level at 2-2 in the opening set and broke in the next game after Williams hit a double fault.
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3:25 p.m.
The French Open final between top-ranked Serena Williams and fourth-seeded Garbine Muguruza has started.
Under cloudy skies and in a damp atmosphere, Williams won the first point of the match – as Muguruza sent a backhand long – and held her serve at love.
This is the second time that Muguruza and Williams are playing each other at Roland Garros. Two years ago, Williams was upset 6-2, 6-2 in the second round by her Spanish rival.
At age 34, the American is bidding to earn her 22nd major championship and equal Steffi Graf’s Open-era record. She is the defending champion in Paris.
The 22-year-old Muguruza is playing in her second Grand Slam final after losing to Serena in the 2015 Wimbledon final.