Serena Williams will face Angelique Kerber in the 2018 Wimbledon women’s singles final after both players won their semi-final matches in straight sets.
It will be a repeat of the 2016 final which saw the American come out on top with a 7-5 6-3 victory.
Serena Williams will face Angelique Kerber in the 2018 Wimbledon women’s singles final after both players won their semi-final matches in straight sets.
It will be a repeat of the 2016 final which saw the American come out on top with a 7-5 6-3 victory.
The German is now one win away from a third grand slam title.
This semi-final was billed as attack versus defence and it was the solid, reliable manner of Kerber that prevailed as she let an erratic Ostapenko, who was going for winners almost every shot, hand her a swathe of free points.
Ostapenko won the French Open in 2017 by playing in this manner and knows no other way, but she had an off day and, despite hitting 30 winners, it was her 35 unforced errors which cost her any chance of progressing.
