*Serena Williams earned her eighth Wimbledon final this morning with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Maria Sharapova on Thursday.
Williams took just 79 minutes to run Sharapova off Centre Court with 13 aces and 29 winners as the five-time Wimbledon champion secured her 18th career win in 20 showdowns with the Russian player.
Next for Williams, 33, is Spanish 20th seed Garbine Muguruza on Saturday, marking Serena’s her first Wimbledon final since 2012. It will be her 25th Grand Slam final as she eyes a 21st major title.
“I got a little nervous because it was the semi-finals and it’s a long time since I’ve been this far at Wimbledon. I’m excited to get through,” said Williams, who didn’t allow Sharapova a single break point.
“It wasn’t easy out there, but when she stepped up her game I was able to step up mine.
“The feeling gets better. It’s been a long time since I’ve been in the final here. It’s really cool.”
Serena, who extended her winning run at Grand Slams to 27 matches and her 2015 record to 38-1, is just one win away from holding all four major titles at the same time (a Serena Slam) — a feat she last achieved in 2002-03.
She is also within touching distance of becoming the first woman to win the French Open and Wimbledon back to back since she last achieved that difficult double in 2002.
And, adding to the wealth of historic milestones in her sights, Serena remains in the hunt to be the first woman since Steffi Graf in 1988 to win a calendar Grand Slam.
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