Serena Williams is through to her 12th Wimbledon semi-final after a hard-fought three-sets win over fellow American, and the woman who knocked Ashleigh Barty out of Wimbledon
Williams is through to her 12th Wimbledon semi-final as she continues to close in on a record-equalling 24th grand slam singles crown.
Seeded 11th this year after losing the 2018 final to Angelique Kerber, Williams needed 18 aces and six services breaks to finally finish off the 29-year-old underdog after two hours and one minute. Just as she did in quelling the lively challenge of 15-year-old Coco Gauff on Monday, Halep initially struggled and looked in real danger when 4-1 down and facing more break points in the opening set. However, the Romanian dug in to see off the threat then played her usual percentage tennis as Zhang lost her way.
Zhang is ranked 50th and has reached the quarter-finals in only one Grand Slam event – the 2016 Australian Open.
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