London: Four-time champion Serena Williams will play third seeded Agnieszka Radwanska in the Wimbledon final on Saturday after thrashing Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) in the semi-final on Thursday.
Williams made a record of 24 aces, beating her own best of 23 set against Zheng Jie in the third round, Williams also fired a whopping 45 winners, AFP reported.
Williams will start as the hot favourite on Saturday having beaten Polish world number three Radwanska in their two meetings without dropping a set.
Buoyed by a 7-1 winning record against the Australian Open champion, who could have retaken the world number one spot had she won, Williams broke for a 2-1 lead in the second set, secured with a sweeping forehand service return.
Azarenka hit back to level at 3-3 and then saved a match point in the tiebreak.
But the record 24th ace, blitzed right down the middle, gave Williams a deserved win.
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