Sharapova through to Wimbledon final

Maria Sharapova blasted her way through to a second Wimbledon final with a 6-4 6-3 victory over German wild card Sabine Lisicki this afternoon.

The fifth seed, who will play Petra Kvitova on Saturday, overcame a poor start and 13 double faults to move to within one victory of reclaiming the title she won as a 17-year-old in 2004.