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Williams had beaten Sharapova 16 times in a row going in and with her legendary brand of power and accuracy extended that to 17 in a row, rushing out to a 6-2, 5-3 lead and, after Sharapova fought off a match point to hold serve for 6-2, 5-4, Williams calmly stepped up to the line and served it out.
The No.1-seeded Williams finished the No.4-seeded Sharapova off with a flurry of aces, 6-2, 6-4.
Williams finished the match with almost twice as many winners to unforced errors, 29 to 15.
"I'm really excited," the World No.1 told the BBC right after the match. "I was a little nervous out there. The semifinals of You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. - it's been a long time since I've been this far in this tournament!
"I think Maria played really well. She stepped up her game, and I was able to step mine up as well. And it's the semifinals of You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. - you never want to lose, and you want to do the best you can."
She's now into the 25th Grand Slam final of her illustrious career, putting together a 20-4 record in the first 24, winning six Australian Opens, three French Opens, five Wimbledons and six US Opens.
The four losses? You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. twice (You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in 2001 and You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in 2008), Sharapova once (You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in 2004) and You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. once (You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in 2011). She's won her last seven major finals.
This one could be a little different, though. Awaiting her in this final is the No.20-seeded You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., who beat No.13-seeded You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in the other semifinal (You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.).
The Spanish WTA Rising Star has a win over Williams, too, a very famous one in fact - she beat her in the second round of the 2014 You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., 6-2, 6-2, the worst Grand Slam loss of her entire career.
You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., including a win since that You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. stunner.
"She's beaten me before, and she's improved too," Williams said. "It's not going to be an easy match."
"It's the best final you can play," Muguruza said. "Serena in the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. final is the hardest match you can have. If you want to win a Grand Slam, when you dream, you say, 'I want Serena in the final.'
"She's one of the best players in all these years. So it's obviously the best challenge to have."
Williams had beaten Sharapova 16 times in a row going in and with her legendary brand of power and accuracy extended that to 17 in a row, rushing out to a 6-2, 5-3 lead and, after Sharapova fought off a match point to hold serve for 6-2, 5-4, Williams calmly stepped up to the line and served it out.
The No.1-seeded Williams finished the No.4-seeded Sharapova off with a flurry of aces, 6-2, 6-4.
Williams finished the match with almost twice as many winners to unforced errors, 29 to 15.
"I'm really excited," the World No.1 told the BBC right after the match. "I was a little nervous out there. The semifinals of You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. - it's been a long time since I've been this far in this tournament!
"I think Maria played really well. She stepped up her game, and I was able to step mine up as well. And it's the semifinals of You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. - you never want to lose, and you want to do the best you can."
She's now into the 25th Grand Slam final of her illustrious career, putting together a 20-4 record in the first 24, winning six Australian Opens, three French Opens, five Wimbledons and six US Opens.
The four losses? You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. twice (You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in 2001 and You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in 2008), Sharapova once (You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in 2004) and You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. once (You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in 2011). She's won her last seven major finals.
This one could be a little different, though. Awaiting her in this final is the No.20-seeded You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., who beat No.13-seeded You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in the other semifinal (You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.).
The Spanish WTA Rising Star has a win over Williams, too, a very famous one in fact - she beat her in the second round of the 2014 You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., 6-2, 6-2, the worst Grand Slam loss of her entire career.
You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., including a win since that You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. stunner.
"She's beaten me before, and she's improved too," Williams said. "It's not going to be an easy match."
"It's the best final you can play," Muguruza said. "Serena in the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. final is the hardest match you can have. If you want to win a Grand Slam, when you dream, you say, 'I want Serena in the final.'
"She's one of the best players in all these years. So it's obviously the best challenge to have."