For all of her apparent vulnerabilities, you cannot accuse Garbine Muguruza of shying away from the moment.
This is a player who is relishing a Centre Court date with Serena Williams in the Wimbledon final, yet admits to uncertainty on grass, battles with nerves and rigid superstitions which have to this point even kept her parents away from the All England Club.
It is a delightful contradiction, one that makes her both admirable and relatable all at once.
The fans at SW19 have certainly embraced her – they cheered loudly as she jumped for joy following her 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 semi-final victory over Agnieszka Radwanska on Thursday.
Muguruza led by a set and 3-1 before Radwanska fought her way back by rattling off five games in a row to make it one set all. After trading early breaks in the decider, Muguruza won a decisive sixth game to go up 4-2 and served out the match soon afterwards.
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