Right well its getting near that time as Wimbledon is drawing to a close and we are now seriously getting to the deep end of the tournament and this post will cover the ladies semi finals and who made it into the final.
So let's get a move on and have a look how the matches went....
So up first we had the former finalist Agnieszka Radwanska take on the Spaniard Gabrine Muguruza who was looking to reach her slam final so there was alot riding on this match for both ladies. As for the match itself well it was a very entertaining and competitive match and it started off with Muguruza as the stronger player as she used her firepower to overwhelm Radwasnka in the opener a she broke the Pole twice to grab the 1st set. In the 2nd set Muguruza carried on her good form as she broke Radwanska again and it looked like her victory would be inevitable. However Radwanska broke back as nerves seemed to get the better of Muguruza which let the Pole back into the match and she went on to break Muguruza herself and served out the second set to level the match. In the 3rd set however Muguruza rediscovered her form from the 1st set and broke Radwanska again and when it came to serving it out she held her nerve and sealed her place in her first ever grand slam final with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 win.
This was a high quality match which had alot of great points from both players and its great to see yet again another new face in the final of the sport's biggest tournament in Garbine Muguruza who deserves much credit for her performance and reaching her first grand slam final. Muguruza after dropping the 2nd set did exceptionally well to hold her nerve in the 3rd set and for the most part was able to overpower Radwanska to get over the finish line. As for Radwanska well it was a disappointing loss for her and she even had a line call at one point which went against as she hoped to keep her hopes alive as she chose to challenge a line call which went against her. But regardless of Aga's loss it has seen her turn her season around after a dismal first five months and hopefully she should do well in the next swing of the tour.
Next up we had a clash between two of the game's biggest rivals: Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova in what promising to be an engrossing encounter. However their head to head has been far from kind to Maria as she hasn't beaten Serena in 11 years since she herself won Wimbledon in 2004 so it was a big ask for her to try and win this match. And the match itself proved to be more of the same as Maria was unable to get her serve working in the first set making a rash of unforced errors and double faults which saw Serena in imperious form serve out the opening set with ease. The 2nd set proved to be a bit more competitive however but Maria went down a break again and she had to stave off match points serving at 3-5 before held once more for Serena to serve for the final. And in the last game well.... Serena had no trouble whatsoever in serving it out and reaching another Wimbledon final as she looks to clinch her 6th title at SW19 with a convincing 6-2, 6-4 victory.
Well this match unfortunately failed to live up to expectations especially given they played an excellent final at the Australian open this year it promised much more. But it was the usual case of Maria unable to hold onto her serve as she struggled badly to deal with the power and accuracy of Serena's. And the problem for Maria is whenever she takes on Serena she doesn't try anything different and just tries to bludgeon the ball back at her and she has no plan B which will always leave her at a big disadvantage which sees Maria once again on the losing end of her old rival. As for Serena well that's her 25th grand slam final and she is looking good for title 21 right now and also for completing her Serena slam by holding all four slams from the US Open last year to Wimbledon at once.
So this sets up a very intruiging between the new girl on the block Gabrine Muguruza and the veteran Serena Williams, a 20 time grand slam champion. So who will win this one??? Well its going to be a tough to decide as this really is a good match up for the ladies final as both players are big hitters so we not likely to see Serena blast Muguruza off the court as Muguruza has plenty of firepower herself. So I expect to see some tough long rallies in this match and I think Muguruza can definitely give Serena something to think about in this match and she also has previously beaten Serena at a grand slam in the 2nd round of the French open last year so the young Spaniard has that going for her already. However where this match could most likely be won is on experience and when it comes to that Serena is by far the more experienced of the two given that she is 33 and Muguruza is only 21. And with this being Muguruza's first and only major final so far that could have an effect on her nerves going into this match and even if she get's ahead in the final set she could get tight.
So my prediction is that Serena is going to win this one but I think it will be a pretty tough match and I think she will need three sets to beat Guburuza who has the game and the power to contend with Serena from the baseline. But ultimately Serena is not a 20 time grand slam champion for nothing and so far has been her most consistent season in the slams so far and it would difficult to not see her win this one either. So I think it will be Serena in three and I think they will split the first two sets and maybe Serena will break Muguruza in the 3rd and take it 6-2 or 6-3 but I guess we will see how it goes.
And that's it for now with my look at the ladies matches and I will be back soon with the results of the men's semi finals.
So see you all in a bit...
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