For the third time this 2016 season, Serena Williams finds herself in a familiar position: one win away from equaling Steffi Graf’s record of 22 Grand Slam titles.
For the second time this season, the World No. 1 will face Germany’s Angelique Kerber with a record-tying major title on the line.
Will Saturday’s final be the moment Serena makes history?
“My goal has never been 22,” Serena said after her clinical 6-2, 6-0 victory over Russian Elena Vesnina on Thursday. “I don't talk about that anymore.”
Since winning her sixth title at the All England club a year ago, Serena has put herself within one major title of Graf’s Open Era record.