Wimbledon Semi Finals: Serena Williams plays Dinara Safina in Semis

Wimbledon Semi Finals

Serena Williams will face Dinara Safina for women Wimbledon Semi Finals. Venus and Serena Williams are one round away from meeting in another Wimbledon final. Five-time champion Venus overpowered Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday, and two-time winner Serena Williams followed her into the semifinals with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Victoria Azarenka.

Venus Williams will next face top-ranked Dinara Safina, who overcame 15 double-faults and beat German teenager Sabine Lisicki 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-1 to reach the Wimbledon semis for the first time.

In the bottom half of the draw, Elena Dementieva defeated Italy’s Francesca Schiavone 6-2, 6-2 to set up a semifinal encounter with Serena Williams.

Venus Williams, seeking her third straight Wimbledon title, outhit the 14th-ranked Pole from all parts of the court and proved again that she is the dominant female player on grass.

Safina, who has risen to No. 1 in the world despite never having won a Grand Slam title, struggled against the 19-year-old Lisicki. The Russian had to come from behind after double-faulting to lose the first set tiebreaker, smashing her racket to the turf and drawing a warning from the chair umpire.

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Wimbledon Semi Finals