Now, playing in just her third Wimbledon main draw, she's into her first Slam semifinal. The five major moments in the history of the Serena-Sharapova rivalry. Since then Serena has exacted her revenge in full, reeling off 16 consecutive wins over the Russian, including three in major finals (four if you include the 6–0, 6–1 win in the 2012 Olympic gold medal match). That was the same year that a 17-year-old Sharapova stunned Serena in straight sets to win her maiden Slam right here on the hallowed grounds of Wimbledon. "Muguruza has beaten me before, she's a really good player, and it won't be an easy match. "The feeling of getting to the final gets better. But at some stage, her level of play hits a ceiling.". Come on Maria, make a match of this. Since coming within two points of losing to Heather Watson in the third round, Serena has elevated her game with every match. I was pleased to win and it gives me a lot of confidence.". Sharapova is dating Grigor Dimitrov, who was previously romantically linked with Williams. A double fault then follows, and it’s 30-30. Sincere Apologies again for the technical difficulties we’ve had at Telegraph towers, which have meant a delay to the start of the live blog. Her high-profile pre-season coaching hire of Martina Navratilova was a failure, as the two split in April. Not really, the American delivers an unreturnable serve and then a wrong-footing one-two punch to level at 30-30. Muguruza has won the last two matches she's played against Radwanska, both coming on hard courts this year. These do not make good reading for Maria Sharapova, but anyway here are the key match stats from this afternoon's match. Anyway, I’ve been typing away and we’re up to date below now. Here we go…. Since 2005, Williams has now beaten her Russian opponent 17 times without reply. It’s 11 years since Sharapova beat Serena Williams. Thanks for joining in what proved to be a disappointingly lopsided affair. Right, that's your lot. The one ray of light for the Spaniard, and expect to hear this a lot in the next few days, is that she beat Williams at the French Open last year. More encouragement comes in the form of a Williams error, and Sharapova has 15-30. So, it's a Williams v Muguruza final, and the American will of course go into that a heavy favourite. 13 Agnieszka Radwanska vs. No. Serena begins the game with an ace and a backhand winner to move up 30-0. John McEnroe pretty scathing about Sharapova early on, and to be fair he’s got a point. With her combined record against the remaining three women in the tournament at 27-3, she is the favorite to win the title. She battles back to 30-30, but Williams crunches away a forehand return to earn herself another break point. Oh no, it's a double fault and Williams is now a set and a break up. Considering that it's been Serena and Maria, along with Venus, who have ruled the women's tour the last decade, the Serena-Sharapova head-to-head is the most shocking and emphatic stat in women's tennis. The big-hitting Spaniard said the key to translating her game to grass has been getting low and staying low through the ball. She has great qualities. I won all the Grand Slams, multiple times. Maria takes the first point of the game, but a ludicrous second-serve ace makes it 15-15. Over half of young first time-buyers reliant on the Bank of Mum and Dad, CBI chief calls for a free ports watchdog, New Zealand signs deal with Pfizer-BioNTech for 1.5 million coronavirus vaccines, Security guard arrested after man shot dead during rival Right-wing and BLM rallies in Denver, Top health adviser Anthony Fauci says his words were taken 'out of context' in Trump's campaign ad. I think it's actually making me play better, which is crazy.". Azarenka threatened to break back when offered one last chance as Williams served for the match, but almost inevitably the world number one found an ace to see off the danger and sealed victory moments later. Another unbeliveably good return earns Serena a third break point of the game, but her return is wayward, and Sharapova breathes again. Sharapova looks to impose herself and produces some big returns, but Serena is not intimidated and moves up to 30-15. A Rolling Stone feature article on the Williams sisters in 2013 generated overheard comments that the magazine claimed were disparaging of Sharapova and Dimitrov, leading to the relationship between the two figureheads of the women's game becoming increasingly frosty.

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