Serena reaches Ladies Final again

Top seed Serena Williams has reached another Wimbledon Ladies Final with a three set win against fourth seed Amelie Mauresmo, of France today.

Williams lost the first set 6-7, losing in a tie-break 4/7, and she looked to be in trouble in the second, trailing 3-1.

But Mauresmo lost her serve in the next game and, after Williams held to love. Mauresmo then took a medical time-out to receive treatment for a back injury.

It seemed to have done wonders when she raced into a 40-0 lead on her serve when play resumed, only to lose the next five points to trail 5-3.

There was still time for more drama, Mauresmo breaking straight back to level the scores at 5-5, but then surrendering her serve again with an horrendous double fault, Williams taking the set 7-5 to take a roller-coaster match into a decider.

Remarkably after five service breaks in the previous set, the first nine games of the decider went with serve with Mauresmo saving the only break point.

But the Frenchwoman eventually cracked under the pressure, a stunning backhand return winner down the line giving Williams the first match point.

And a wide forehand gave the top seed a memorable 6-7 (4/7) 7-5 6-4 victory in two hours 27 minutes.

Serena will play Maria Sharapova in Saturday’s final.