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Serena Williams won her 21st Grand Slam title in a Wimbledon final against a much younger opponent, 21-year-old Garbine Muguruza of Spain.

For Williams, 33, it was her fourth Grand Slam championship in a row and her 25th career Grand Slam title match. It was Muguruza's first. Williams beat Muguruza 6-4, 6-4.

"Yeah, I'm having so much fun out here, you know, I just never dreamt I would be out here still and let alone winning," Williams told the crowd at Wimbledon after accepting her trophy.

NPR's Tom Goldman says Muguruza looked like she might be able to pull off an upset, leading 4-2 in the first set. But "Williams found another gear," winning the set 6-4. And took a 5-1 lead in the second before winning that set, too.

The Associated Press writes: "It's the second time in her career that Williams holds all four Grand Slam titles at once. If she wins the U.S. Open, she will become the first player to sweep all four majors in the same season since Steffi Graf in 1988."

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The win puts Williams one shy of Steffi Graf's record -- and leaves open the possibility of a calendar Grand Slam.

Serena Williams wins 21st Grand Slam title at Wimbledon

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