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Serena Williams wins her eighth Wimbledon title and her first major championship since the birth of her daughter, Olympia, on September 1st. The 36-year-old American will face Angelique Kerber, who lost to Williams in the 2016 final.
Williams, 23-time Grand Slam champion, is playing her fourth tournament since returning to action in March.
"It's been a crazy 10 months," Williams said. "I was still pregnant at that time last year, it's something I have to remember."
Kerber, a two-time Grand Slam champion, is playing his first major final since his triumph at the US Open 2016. The German rebounded after a disappointing 2017, also reaching the semi-finals of the Open of Australia and the quarters of the Open de France.
"I think it's a completely new match," Kerber said. "She's coming back, I'm coming back from 2017."
They have faced each other eight times in the past and Williams leads 6-2
Before the women's finals At the beginning, the crowd of the Center Court will be entitled to the conclusion of the men's semifinal between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal .
Former champions began their match after 8 pm local time Friday after Kevin Anderson defeated John Isner in the second longest match in Wimbledon history. Djokovic saved three set points before taking the third tie to advance 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (9).
While Anderson-Isner was mostly a service duel with some longer rallies thrown Djokovic and Nadal repeatedly pushed him into the bottom line, chasing around the field and coming up with spectacular winners from all corners.
The match will start at 5:30 pm local time with the women's final.
Central Court
Men's Singles Semifinal Round
Novak Djokovic (12), Serbia, Leads Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, 6-4, 3-6, 7- 6 (9),
Women's Singles Final
Angelique Kerber (11), Germany, vs Serena Williams (25), USA
Men's Doubles Final
Michael Venus, New Zealand and Raven Klaasen (13), South Africa, vs Mike Bryan, United States and Jack Sock (7), United States
Doubles Mixed Final
Barbora Krejcikova, Czech Republic and Katerina Siniako Va (3), Czech Republic, vs. Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic and Nicole Melichar (12), United States
With Agency Entries
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