Serena Williams vs. Elena Vesnina: Score and Reaction from 2016 Wimbledon

Serena Williams swept aside Elena Vesnina in straight sets to reach her ninth Wimbledon final on Thursday, 6-2, 6-0.

Williams raced to the first set in less than half an hour on Centre Court. An even quicker second set took the match to just 48 minutes.

The Telegraph's Ben Rumsby and Metro's Richard Hookham offered consolation for Vesnina: 

The world No. 1 controlled the match from the outset, serving and returning with equal power as she moved the Russian around the court and prevented her from taking a foothold in their rallies.

The American started with intent and punished Vesnina's loose play with powerful groundstrokes to break to 15.

Williams continued her electric start and held comfortably before breaking again in the following game—Vesnina fought to deuce before succumbing to a forehand winner and netting a backhand.

Wimbledon's official Twitter feed captured the 34-year-old's incredible start:

Another hold to 15 made it 4-0, prompting the New York Times' Ben Rothenberg and Christopher Clarey to comment on her blistering pace:

Vesnina finally got on the board in the following game, having saved a break point with an ace. She held on her next service game as well.

There was no stopping the 21-time Grand Slam champion, though, and Williams took the set.

She continued to dictate the play in the second set and wrong-footed Vesnina with a clever forehand on her way to drawing blood in the first game with a break, as BBC Tennis showed:

Try as she might, the 29-year-old couldn't get close to her opponent.

A rare long forehand from the American gave her a glimmer of hope on her own serve. But a routine backhand passing winner earned the No. 1 seed a break point, and Vesnina could only manage to double-fault.

Vesnina's morale continued to fade as Williams held with ease, before a failed drop shot into the net helped hand her a break in the following game.

Wimbledon captured her remarkable numbers as she neared victory:

Fittingly, Williams served out the match with little trouble, finishing with an unreturnable smash.

Williams will either face sister Venus Williams or Angelique Kerber in Saturday's final. Per BBC Sport's Caroline Chapman and Mike Henson, Serena said:

"

I'm very happy. I was really focused today. We've had tough matches before and I knew she could bring it to me on this surface.

It's never easy out there, every point you have to fight for.

I can't believe I'm in the final this year. I'm 0-2 this year so I'm determined to win one. I want Venus to win, but Kerber would be another good match.

"

Either should be capable of giving her a sterner contest than she received on Thursday, but there's no stopping Serena when she's in such determined, ruthless form. 

Expect her to pick up her 22nd Grand Slam and seventh Wimbledon singles title.