Defending champion Serena Williams has defeated unseeded Petra Kvitova in straight sets.
London: Defending champion Serena Williams has defeated unseeded Petra Kvitova in straight sets to reach her third straight Wimbledon final and sixth overall.
The top-ranked Williams overcame a stiff challenge in the first set from the 62nd-ranked Czech player, then pulled away for a 7-6 (5), 6-2 victory on Thursday.
Williams is now one win away from her fourth Wimbledon title and 13th Grand Slam championship.
She advanced to Saturday's final against 21st-seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva, who rallied to beat Tsvetana Pironkova 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the day's first match on Centre Court.
It's the 10th time in the last 11 years that at least one of the Williams sisters has advanced to the final. Venus and Serena have won eight titles.
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