Zvonareva through to Wimbledon final

Russia's Vera Zvonareva produced a storming finish to overcome spirited Bulgarian outsider Tsvetana Pironkova today to reach her first Wimbledon final at the eighth attempt.

The 25-year-old 21st seed could not live with the world number 82 in the opening set of today's first semi-final, but weathered the storm and took advantage of a tiring opponent, winning 10 of the last 13 games to secure a 3-6 6-3 6-2 victory.