WIMBLEDON
Date: 22 June - 5 July
Coverage: BBC One, BBC Two, BBC HD, Red Button, website streaming (UK only) and text commentary, 5 Live, 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC iPlayer
Tennis on the BBC
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By Caroline Cheese
BBC Sport at Wimbledon |
Serena Williams remains on course for a meeting with sister Venus in Saturday's Wimbledon final after sweeping aside Victoria Azarenka 6-2 6-3.
The second seed will face Elena Dementieva in the semi-finals after a typically powerful display.
Williams made one error as she raced through the first set, and although the second set was more closely fought, she came through in one hour 13 minutes.
Dementieva had earlier thrashed Italian Francesca Schiavone 6-2 6-2.
Venus, the five-time champion, is favourite to defend her title this year, but Serena has been in ferocious form and, like her sister, is yet to drop a set.
Azarenka, the 19-year-old from Belarus, has impressed too on the way to her first Wimbledon quarter-final, but she was no match for a ruthless Serena.
The American hammered 13 winners and just that one unforced error in a near-perfect first set, breaking twice to wrap it up in 26 minutes.
Serena's first serve percentage dropped at the start of the second, and that opened the door for Azarenka.
The teenager capitalised, breaking serve for the first time when Serena netted a forehand in the fifth game.
But the setback only seemed to fire up Serena, the two-time champion roaring her delight when a brutal return onto the baseline forced Azarenka to go wide at break point in the very next game.
The Belarusian, who stunned Serena in their last meeting at Miami earlier this year, did not win another game.
Her fourth double fault handed Serena the break and a 5-3 lead and the American served out to love.
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