Reach Her First Wimbledon

Konta saved two match points before Williams crunched a forehand past the Briton and then twirled in celebration on Centre Court. (Photo: AP)London: Five-times champion Venus Williams rolled back the years to reach her first Wimbledon final since 2009 with a clinically-executed 6-4 6-2 victory over home hope Johanna Konta on Thursday. Johanna Konta was picked off at crucial times by Venus Williams, who claimed the last of her Wimbledon titles 9 years ago.
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Konta was looking to become the first British woman to reach the Wimbledon final since Virginia Wade lifted the https://www.foamingscrew.com/product/ trophy in 1977, but she was picked off at crucial times by Williams, who claimed the last of her Wimbledon titles nine years ago.Williams, who will face Garbine Muguruza in Saturday39;s final, broke in the 10th game to clinch the first set and then turned the screw on her sixth-seeded opponent, breaking twice more to wrap up the match.