Serena soars into Wimbledon final, faces Halep for historic Slam record - WTA Tennis

Serena’s serve dictated play, and her strong deliveries ensured that she didn’t get broken at all during the match, saving all three break points faced. Applying the pressure against Strycova’s serve, Serena finally broke for an early 3-1 lead.

After extending her lead to 5-1, Serena faced a late wobble when serving out the set: she found herself trailing 0-40 after a spate of loose unforced errors, and Strycova looked eager to capitalize. But the former World No.1 dug herself out of trouble, and served out the set to take it 6-1.

Serena continued to dominate in the second set, which saw her drop just four points in total on her service games. The American covered the court with ease, finishing points at the net and hitting winners off of both wings. She reeled off the last five games in a row, breaking twice to seal the victory in just 59 minutes.

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