Serena breaks ace record to reach seventh final

Game on. Serena Williams is one match away from her 14th Grand Slam title, a couple of setsaway from her fifth Wimbledon crown and, most important of all, within touching distance of her first major trophy since 2010. And after her brutal 6-3, 7-6(6) pounding of Victoria Azarenka, she looks like she means business.

In the two sets she needed to get herself to the final, she cracked down 24 aces, a world record in women’s tennis. She had set a new Wimbledon record in the third round against Jie Zheng, pounding the Chinese with a barrage of 23 aces. That though, was over three sets – Wednesday’s performance put that one to shame. The only problem was that the new world record holder did not believe it.

“I had absolutely no idea,” she said of the record. “It really didn't feel like I hit 24 aces at all. I honestly felt like I hit maybe 10. Like I wasn't going for that much. I was just going to play well, to
serve well, to do the best I could.

“I honestly didn't feel great on my serve today. I really didn't. I think yesterday I felt pretty good. I don't know. I thought my serve was off, and apparently, clearly, it wasn't, so maybe I should be off a little more.”

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