Wimbledon 2015 Schedule: Thursday Replay TV Coverage and Live Stream Guide

Wimbledon's Thursday slate features both women's semifinal matches, as No. 20 Garbine Muguruza faces off against No. 13 Agnieszka Radwanska before a clash of tennis juggernauts makes its way to Centre Court when No. 1 Serena Williams meets No. 4 Maria Sharapova.

At the time of publication, Muguruza had her sights set on an upset and an appearance in the Wimbledon final, as she led the third set against Radwanska 5-3. Should she hang on to take the victory, rest assured she'll be glued to the television to find out who she'll see across the net in the last match of the women's bracket. 

Just in case you missed the day's opening match, or simply want to watch the drama unfold one more time, let's take a look at how to watch the match replay, preceded by Thursday's essential viewing information for the live action from the All England Club.

Thursday's Wimbledon Viewing Info

Date: Thursday, July 9

Event: Women's Semifinals

Time: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET

Channel: ESPN

Live Stream: Wimbledon.com

Replay Coverage: WatchESPN

Order of Play: Wimbledon.com

Match of the Day

(1) Serena Williams vs. (4) Maria Sharapova

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Interestingly enough, neither Williams nor Sharapova have had difficult roads to the semifinals. Williams' toughest opponent was her sister, Venus, ranked No. 16, and Sharapova hasn't matched up against a player ranked better than No. 29 Irina-Camelia Begu. All of a sudden, both semifinal contestants will be heavily tested.

Williams has been playing a very well-rounded brand of tennis at Wimbledon, relying on her strong serve, steady defense and ability to go on the attack when the opportunity presents itself. She's been rolling of late, and the results of her last two matches tell her story perfectly.

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Against Venus, the top seed recorded 10 aces while winning 78 percent of her first-serve points, 50 percent of her receiving points, five of a possible six net points and accumulating 36 winners against 13 unforced errors. Venus didn't have an answer for her sister's serve, successfully winning just 27 percent of her receiving points and tallying just 15 winners on the match.

That trend continued in the quarterfinals against Victoria Azarenka. Williams racked up 17 aces while winning 80 percent of her first-serve points, 41 percent of her receiving points and 10 of a possible 12 net points while racking up 46 winners against 12 unforced errors. Like Venus, Azarenka didn't have an answer for William's serves, winning just 28 percent of her receiving points while notching 20 winners.

Williams briefly spoke about her big serves during a press conference with Wimbledon.com, saying, "I like to believe and hope I can serve better. But, I mean, I always try to serve big on grass. So I don't know. I mean, that's my game on grass, just aces. I think everyone tries to do that."

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As for Sharapova, her success at the All England Club has stemmed from her ability to sustain rallies and play very strong defense. The Russian doesn't have as strong a serve as her semifinal opponent, but she is one of the world's best at combating big serves—perhaps the biggest reason why she's advanced this far at Wimbledon. Like Williams, Sharapova's last two matches basically sum up her time in London.

Sharapova racked up more double-faults (seven) than aces (six) in the fourth round against Zarina Diyas. However, due to the No. 4 seed's consistency on the volley, she won 74 percent of her first-serve points, 45 percent of her receiving points and tallied 25 winners. Her weaknesses were winning second-serve points (33 percent) and unforced errors (22).

All of those same traits were on display in the quarterfinals against Coco Vandeweghe. Sharapova committed 10 double-faults against just four aces, but still managed to win 73 percent of her first-serve points, 48 percent of her receiving points and accumulated 20 winners. Although, her weaknesses were apparent as well, as she won just 36 percent of her second-serve points and tallied 23 unforced errors.

Sharapova shared her thoughts on entering the match against Williams as an underdog during a press conference, via Wimbledon.com, saying, "I don't think so. I think it's always a new match. I haven't had great success against her. I would love to change that around. That's how I look at it." 

While the No. 1 seed is the heavy favorite here, we've seen unexpected results numerous times so far in this year's tournament. If Sharapova can cut back on her unforced errors and gain confidence on her second serves, her defense may just be good enough to upset Williams.