Defending champion Serena Williams reached her third successive Wimbledon final after seeing off a challenge from the gritty Petra Kvitova 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 yesterday.<br /><br />  <table style="width: 102px; height: 42px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="102" align="right" border="1">  <tbody>  <tr>  <td><img alt="" src="/imagedata/2010/jul/serena.jpg" border="0" /></td></tr></tbody></table>The world number one was given a tough fight by unseeded Czech world number 62, but Kvitova began to run out of steam in the second set and could not stop Williams from edging towards a fourth Wimbledon title.<br /><br />"It definitely wasn't easy. I worked really hard," the American top seed said. "I'm happy to still be here, it's such a blessing to still be in the tournament."<br /><br />Williams now faces Russian 21st seed Vera Zvonareva in Saturday's final. "Vera is a great player. I've had some unbelievable matches against her," the 28-year-old said.<br /><br />"It will be tough. I feel like I have nothing to lose going into the final and she doesn't either, so it will be good."<br />The victory means that at least one of the Williams sisters has advanced to 10 out of 11 straight finals here, with Serena now having made six of them.<br /><br />Williams is chasing a 13th Grand Slam singles title. She won her three at the All England Club in 2002, 2003 and 2009. She is yet to drop a set here this year, though Maria Sharapova and Kvitova at least took her to first set tie-breaks.

Defending champion Serena Williams reached her third successive Wimbledon final after seeing off a challenge from the gritty Petra Kvitova 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 yesterday

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