Thursday, 9 July 2015

Serena Williams ease past Maria Sharapova to reach Wimbledon final


Serena Williams has moved to within one win
of clinching her third Grand Slam title of the
year thanks to a straight-sets victory over
Maria Sharapova in the Wimbledon semi-finals.
Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Williams
has now won 17 straight matches against
Sharapova, whose wait for a second SW19
title goes on after her victory as a 17-year-
old in 2004.

Russia's Sharapova was on the backfoot from
the word go today on Centre Court as top-
seed Williams broke in the first game before
consolidating the early advantage.
The American broke again in the fifth game
and had no troubles on her own serve,
wrapping up the opener 6-2 in just over half
an hour.
Sharapova started the second set much more
confidently than the first with a hold to 15,
but Williams earned a crucial break in the fifth
game to edge ahead.
While Williams didn't offer the fourth seed a
single chance of a break all match long,
Sharapova had to save several more break
points as she stayed just about in touch.
When the chance came for Williams to serve it
out, Sharapova didn't have a single touch on
the ball as Williams boomed down four aces to
complete the victory in style.
Williams will face 20th-seed Garbine Muguruza
for her sixth Wimbledon title in Saturday's
final after the Spaniard overcame Agnieszka
Radwanska earlier today.

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