Serena Williams soars past Barbora Strycova 6-1 6-2 in the semifinal in London on Thursday after playing a remarkable match to fight against Simona Halep in the final.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
The American was too strong to concede just 1 game before breaking the Czech 2 times and win the set 6-1.
Barbora was powerless in the last 5 games of the set (from 1-1 to 6-1).
2nd set.
Serena in this set was much more effective than Barbora and eventually she won 6-2 after breaking the Czech in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.
The Czech was completely knocked out in the last 5 games of the set (from 1-2 to 6-2).
After this match, the head to head between Williams and Strycova is 4-0 for Serena.
Highlights Serena Williams vs. Barbora Strycova Wimbledon – London
Williams’s Interview
Next Match: Serena Williams vs. Simona Halep – H2H and stats
Williams will fight against Halep in the final.
This will be the 11th time that Serena Williams and Simona Halep square off. The head to head is 9-1 for Williams (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on grass.
The last time that they squared off, Williams won 6-1 4-6 6-4 in the 4th round in Melbourne back in January 2019.
Serena Williams in London |
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