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‘I thought it was one of my worst matches that I played the whole tournament so far.

Serena Williams of the United States celebrates as she defeats Maria Sharapova of Russian Federation in their women’s singles semifinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Thursday July 9, 2015.

World number one, Serena Williams managed to out do Maris Sharapova to set up a Wimbledon final against Spain’s Garbine Muguruza.

Sharapova slipped to a 17th consecutive defeat to rival Williams in today’s Wimbledon semi-final, then addressed Mouratoglou branding Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka the “much better” player.

Together Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova have earned more than $100 million in prize money, with the glamorous duo boosting those lofty totals through endorsements – especially the latter, who is habitually named the world’s richest female athlete.

Williams bludgeoned mercilessly past Maria Sharapova 6-2 6-4 to book her eighth Wimbledon final appearance, claiming her 17th consecutive victory over the Russian who she loves to beat.

“I think when she plays against me, she certainly does take you out of your game”, said Sharapova.

She has won WTA Tour events large and small. It’s not very often that Williams loses grand slam finals: She improved to 21-4, last tasting defeat at the 2011 U.S. Open against Samantha Stosur.

Williams beat Maria Sharapova for the 17th consecutive time on Thursday, 6-2, 6-4.

“I’m so excited”.

With a spot in the Wimbledon finals at stake, No. 1 Williams thumped No. 4 Sharapova in straight sets (6-2, 6-4) for her 17th straight win over Sharapova.

If Williams wins the Wimbledon finals Saturday, she’ll have secured a second such slam. Should she win on Saturday, she’ll first complete the “Serena Slam” – winning four majors in a row – having won at the US Open last summer in addition to...

“I used to dream about it and now it’s happening. I know what I have to do”, said the 20th seed. It’s the best. Now I’m feeling that all my effort, all the work that I did before, it’s paying off.

A sixth Wimbledon singles title will complete a “Serena Slam”, which would see her hold all four Grand Slam titles, having won the US Open last September, plus the Australian and French Opens this year.

“Maria played well and when she stepped up, I managed to step up”.