Wimbledon: Williams Throttles Sharapova
Serena Williams dominated Maria Sharapova from the opening serve on Thursday to advance to the Wimbledon ladies’ final and a match against Garbine Muguruza, who is appearing in her first Grand Slam final.
“I’m really excited,” Williams said after a 6-2, 6-4 victory, her 17th consecutive win over Sharapova. “I think she played really well. … It wasn’t easy out there. It was interesting.”
The final Saturday (8 a.m. ET) presents Williams a chance for her 21st career Grand Slam victory and the so-called Serena Slam, winning four consecutive tennis majors. She has five Wimbledon ladies’ singles titles and is in the final for the eighth time.
Muguruza, seeded 20th, lost six consecutive games at one point but fought back to upset Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.
“I don’t have words to explain it,” she said. “Just happy.”
Conchita Martinez was the last Spanish woman to win the Wimbledon title (1994).
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