Serena Williams is two Wimbledon match wins from a record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title. And she is the only woman left in the draw who previously made a Wimbledon final.
Williams, the 11th seed and a seven-time Wimbledon champ, knocked out countrywoman Alison Riske 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in Tuesday’s quarterfinals. She gets No. 19 Jo Konta of Great Britain or unseeded Czech Barbora Strycova in Thursday’s semifinals.
The only other woman left in the draw who owns a Grand Slam singles title is 2018 French Open champion Simona Halep, who beat Chinese Zhang Shuai 7-6 (4), 6-1 to reach the other semifinal.