Top seed and World number one Serena Williams eased past fourth seed Maria Sharapova to set up a Wimbledon final against Spain’s Garbine Muguruza.

Serena Williams celebrates after winning her match against Maria Sharapova

The American, 33, beat Sharapova 6-2 6-4 extending her winning streak to 17 matches over 11 years against the Russian

Top seed Serena Williams  enhanced her chances of winning a sixth Wimbledon title and a possible calendar Grand slam if she wins the final against Muguruza.

Williams was excited to reach her 25th Grand Slam final, saying: “I’m so excited. I got a bit nervous because it was a semi-final and it’s a long time since I’ve been this far.”

Meanwhile Garbine Muguruza beat Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2 3-6 6-3 in the other semi-final.

The Spaniard who is ranked number 20 led by a set and a break only for Poland’s Radwanska to pull back one a set and force a decider.

“I don’t have words to explain it,” Muguruza said.

“I worked all my life to achieve this moment. I think I was playing really well so I had to stay calm and keep a poker face.”

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