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Serena Williams of the United States returns a shot to Maria Sharapova of Russia during the women's singles semifinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Thursday July 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Serena Williams of the United States returns a shot to Maria Sharapova of Russia during the women's singles semifinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Thursday July 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)Alastair Grant/Associated Press

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Adam WellsJul 9, 2015

Serena Williams has an opportunity to make history with a win in the Wimbledon finals Saturday, but she will have to get past Garbine Muguruza to do it.   

The world's top-ranked player breezed past Maria Sharapova in the semifinal Thursday and is one victory away from holding all four major titles for the second time in her career. Williams previously completed a non-calendar year Grand Slam in 2002-03. 

All eyes will be on Williams in the match, but Muguruza has been impressive throughout her run at the All England Club. The Venezuela native has only lost two sets in six matches and hasn't exactly come out of nowhere, playing in the French Open quarterfinals in each of the last two years. 

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Saturday, July 11No. 1 Serena Williams vs. No. 20 Garbine Muguruza9 a.m.ESPNESPN3.com

This is, by far, Muguruza's best run at Wimbledon. The 21-year-old lost in the first round two years ago and in the second round last year, so this is uncharted territory as she seeks her first career major and second WTA title overall. 

During Muguruza's run to the French Open quarterfinals in 2014, she defeated Williams 6-2, 6-2 in the second round. 

Based on Williams' comments after her victory over Sharapova, per Wimbledon on Twitter, that loss over one year ago may have helped the American star:

The numbers would seem to support Williams' claim, though it would take another early exit last year at Wimbledon before she turned on the jets. 

B/R UK illustrated how dominant Williams' run over the last four major tournaments has been:

It's impossible to overstate how good she has been since her last loss in a major 12 months ago. She hasn't been flawless, nearly losing to Heather Watson in the third round, but no one has been better at rising to the occasion in crunch time. 

Yet, that also means Williams has the pressure in this match. If she wins, well, that's what's supposed to happen. No one outside of Muguruza's immediate family will expect her to win, but that can be an enviable position for athletes. 

Even Muguruza's semifinal opponent Agnieszka Radwanska isn't giving her a chance against Williams, per ESPN New York's Jane McManus:

Muguruza has been displaying power and precision with her serve, racking up six aces against Radwanska, which brings her Wimbledon total up to 27 through six matches.

The serve is where the championship will be decided, as Williams has been incredible with 68 up to this point, including at least 10 in each of her last five matches. 

History is riddled with stunning sports upsets. An unknown Sharapova defeated Williams for her first major championship at Wimbledon in 2004, for example. 

This isn't to say that Muguruza is going to shock the world, as Williams is operating on a different level than any other athlete in any sport on the planet right now, but don't dismiss her chances Saturday in the biggest match of her life. 

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