37 year old American tennis star, Venus Williams beats Britain’s Johanna Konta, 6-4, 6-2 to reach her first final since 2009. The veteran tennis player will meet Spain’s Garbine Muguruza in the finals this weekend. The defeat effectively ended Konta’s bid to become the first British woman to win the country’s grand Slam tournament in 40 years.
Venus, who is bidding for her eighth Grand Slam, broke Konta when the scoreline was 4-4 in the first set and then held her serve to clinch the set. The second set was easier as she raced to a 4-1 lead, after breaking Konta again. She closed the match 6-2.
Venus, who is in Wimbledon without her younger sister, Serena, will meet Garbine Muguruza in the final on Saturday. She will be seeking her sixth Wimbledon championship and eighth Grand Slam singles trophy overall.
Her most recent came in 2008, when she defeated her younger sister, Serena, for the title at the All England Club. A year later, she lost the same final to Serena. At 37, Venus is the oldest Wimbledon finalist for 23 years since Martina Navratilova in 1994. Her opponent on Saturday is 14 years her junior.
“I’ve played a lot of finals here. One more win will be amazing. It won’t be a given but I’ll give it my all,” Williams said about Saturday’s mouth watering encounter with Muguruza.
Today’s match was Venus’s 87 singles wins at the Wimbledon, the most by any active female player.
