US player Serena Williams returns against Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova during their women's singles quarter-final match on the ninth day of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 5, 2016. / AFP / GLYN KIRK / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images)GLYN KIRK/Getty Images

Williams vs. Vesnina: Score, Highlights from Wimbledon Semifinals 2016

Joe TanseyJul 7, 2016

No. 1 Serena Williams def. Elena Vesnina 6-2, 6-0.

No. 1 Serena Williams needed 48 minutes to secure a spot in the Wimbledon ladies' final on Thursday as she dominated unseeded Russian player Elena Vesnina.

The No. 1 seed in the ladies' singles draw asserted her dominance from the start as she broke Vesnina on the first service game of the first set.

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After Williams recorded a second break in the opening set, Vesnina attempted to gain a foothold as he she won two games, but it was not enough to contend with the top-ranked player in the game.

Williams delivered a punch to the gut at the start of the second set as she broke Vesnina at 15-40. From that point on, the No. 1 seed used powerful serves, terrific movement and a few splendid winners to put away the match.

Williams will face either No. 4 Angelique Kerber or No. 8 Venus Williams in Saturday's final.

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