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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.

To complete the “Serena slam” of four consecutive majors for a second time, she will play Garbine Muguruza, a Spanish upstart with a big serve and nothing to lose, in the Wimbledon final Saturday.

Novak Djokovic is in the Wimbledon final for the fourth time.

How such giant canyon can exist between these two supremely talented players is a testament to the greatness of Serena Williams. She hasn’t beaten Williams since. For me, it’s exactly the opposite. That’s one of the reasons that she’s in the position...

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.

Here’s the one element that might give Muguruza a hint of hope: In the French Open’s second round previous year, she stunned Williams 6-2, 6-2, the most lopsided loss in Williams’ 318-match Grand Slam career. Muguruza saves match point with a cross-court victor...

Serena Williams celebrates after winning her match against Maria Sharapova at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London on Thursday.

Garbine Muguruza easily won the first set in her Wimbledon semifinal match against Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-2.

“It’s her first Grand Slam final, so we’ll see how, emotionally, she deals with it”.

Eds: Updates with Sharapova quote, corrects to 27 matches in 3rd paragraph. “But I want to win this tournament”.

So a reporter asked Williams whether Drake might be a “lucky mascot”.

It’s a huge day of tennis at Wimbledon today as big names of the tournament take to the court on the first day of the second week.

Vandeweghe was playing in her first Grand Slam quarterfinal match. Another is assured of elimination.