I’m a Wimbledon champion and just married fan who stopped me for a selfie – our wedding was a ‘total movie’
Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza has tied the knot to the fan she met in Central Park three years ago.
It is just seven years ago that she etched herself into the history books by beating Venus Williams in the 2017 women’s singles final.
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The two-time Grand Slam winner called time on her career earlier in 2024, saying she was looking forward to ‘doing nothing’.
Well, not exactly nothing. She has revealed that she has finally got married to her partner.
Muguruza shared images of her big day with Spanish publication HOLA!.
"It's a total movie,” she said. “I knew I would marry him even before he asked me. When we met, it was love at first sight and we realised very quickly that we were an ideal couple."
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That meeting was four years on from her victory at Wimbledon, when Muguruza's life took a turn as she prepared for the US Open.
She didn't win the tournament, only reaching the fourth round. However, she certainly won off the court, meeting her future husband in Central Park.
Speaking to , the former WTA world number one, previously explained how she ended up falling in love with a man who had asked for a selfie with her.
"My hotel was close to Central Park and I was bored, so I thought I should go for a walk,"; she explained.
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"I go out and I run into him on the street. Suddenly, he turns and says, 'Good luck at the US Open.' I was left thinking, 'Wow, he's so handsome.'"
They continued to meet and Muguruza entered into a relationship with the fan - model Arthur Borges, who has 11k followers on Instagram.
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Borges then popped the question while down on one knee in Marbella, Spain and the pair married this month.
"It felt weird. I was thinking something else and then when he proposed I started crying," Muguruza said.
"I didn't know how to react. I said yes in the midst of tears, it was very romantic."
Not only has she been planning a wedding, she also has a new job too.
Muguruza was named the tournament director of the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
“I feel very privileged to be able to contribute to the future of this great sport as Tournament Director of the WTA Finals Riyadh,” Muguruza said, who won the WTA Finals in 2021.
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“I know how special this event is for our top players, and I’ve also seen its potential to inspire communities all over the world. I’m excited to work with a great team to present a showcase for women’s tennis that not only grows tennis but encourages all fans, and especially girls and women, to pursue their dreams.”
The one of her key roles will be to grow the profile of tennis across the Middle East and 'play a central role in promoting healthy lifestyles to young people around the region.'
Muguruza won 10 career singles titles, including Roland Garros in 2016 and Wimbledon in 2017.
She was also the only player to defeat Serena Wiliams and Venus Williams in a Grand Slam final.
And the All England club will have a different feel to it this year when it begins given it will be without both sisters for the first time since 1996.
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The Williams sisters left an indelible mark on the event over an astonishing 28-year run.
Big sister Venus won five Wimbledon singles championships during her career while seven of Serena's 23 Grand Slam singles titles came on the hallowed grass at SW19.
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