Serena Williams celebrates after beating Barbora Strycova in the semifinals to reach her 11th Wimbledon final.
Serena Williams will play in the Wimbledon final for the 11th time and will be looking for her eighth title at the All England Club.
The former No. 1 advanced to Saturday's championship match at the All England Club by beating Elina Svitolina 6-1, 6-3 on Centre Court. The seventh-seeded Romanian won the French Open last year, and has reached the final at Roland Garros on two other occasions. She also reached the Australian Open final in 2018, but her previous best at the All England Club had been a spot in the semifinals in 2014.
Nadal is the first man to clinch a spot in the season-ending tournament, which will be held Nov. 10-17 in London.Nadal carries a 17-match winning streak — which includes his 12th French Open title — into his semifinal against Roger Federer at the All England Club on Friday.Play has started in the first women's semifinal on Centre Court between No. 7 Simona Halep and No. 8 Elina Svitolina.Svitolina is making her debut in a Grand Slam semifinal.
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