Wimbledon Day 10 – Dream run continues for Muguruza, Serena marches on

Published 07/09/2015, 4:02 PM EDT

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Here’s all the action from Wimbledon Day 10 featuring the Ladies’ Semi-Finals.

SF1 – Garbine Muguruza beat Agnieszka Radwanska
6-2 3-6 6-3

Muguruza created history by reaching her maiden Grand Slam final, and there is no place better to achieve it that in South-West London.

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The 2012 finalist Aga Radwanska looked shaky from the start unlike her opponent, who had no nerves whatsoever. Muguruza broke her in the very first game with some really strong hitting, long rallies were a crucial part of this game. She served well and then broke the Radwanska serve yet again to capture the set 6-2.

Muguruza led 3-1 in the second, but then went on to lose six games in a row to go a break down in the third set.The former #2 player in the world, Radwanska came back strongly with the help of some solid defense and her sheer ability to make her opponent play one extra shot. But Muguruza – who was also picked as the favorite to win this by many experts- had too much power behind her shots, she came from a break down in the third and was soon serving at 5-3 for a place in the final.

Radwanska had her chances to break back, but wasn’t able to convert them. At deuce a Muguruza forehand that was close to the line was called out by the Radwanska box and she went for the challenge. Interestingly Muguruza had missed the next shot. But the ball had just clipped the line and to Radwanska’s misery she lost the point. And with a fine backhand winner Muguruza embraced the Centre Court grass.

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SF2 – Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova
6-2 6-4

The much hyped Sharapova-Serena showdown, yet again turned out to be an underwhelming contest. Well, it was hardly a contest. Sharapova looked clueless from the very first shot, performing terribly on ground strokes and not able to deal with the mammoth Serena service. She was down double break in just 20 min and lost the first set 2-6.

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Her serve was inconsistent- she went on to gift 6 double faults to her unforgiving American opponent. Masha could manage to win only 30% of her second serve points. In all, it was probably the easiest outing for Serena Williams at this year’s Championships. Serena constantly hit the 120 mph mark at her serves, something that the top men were doing in their matches. Masha had a look on the Serena serve at 0-30 3-4 but the American served a couple of aces to take that opportunity away.

Finally with 3 blistering aces and an unreturned serve Serena Williams stepped closer to achieve a historical feat – Holding all four slams together. She’s a win away from the ‘Serena Slam’. The 20-time Grand Slam champion looks invincible and it would take really something alien from the Spaniard Muguruza to stop this giant of Women’s tennis from reaching the pinnacle of greatness.

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Sameer Bharti

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