Serena beats Julia Goerges to enter Wimbledon final

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Patna : Winner of 23 Grand Slam titles including 7 Wimbledon singles titles Serena Williams, 36, USA, reached the final of Wimbledon tennis championship on July 12, 2018, night, defeating World No 13 in WTA rankings Julia Goerges, 29, Germany, the 13th seed, in the semi-finals in straight sets. Serena beat Goerges 6-2, 6-4 to enter the Wimbledon final.

Serena fired 5 Aces in the match to 3 by Goerges. Goerges committed 4 double faults to just 2 by Serena. Serena also won 4 break points compared to just 1 by Goerges. Serena’s winning percentage on both her first and second serve was much better than that of her rival. She won 5 games in a row in the match to just 2 by Goerges.

Serena, currently ranked 181 in WTA rankings, will play World No 10 and 11th seed Angelique Kerber, 30, Germany, in the final. Kerber beat World No 12 Jelena Ostapenko, 21, Latvia, the 12th seed, in the semi-finals 6-3, 6-3.