Serena Williams will be facing, the current 3rd ranked player in the world, Agnieszka Radwanska in the ladies' Wimbledon Championship on Saturday.
This will be the third time Williams and Radwanska face off head-to-head, Williams getting the best of Radwanska in both prior meetings.
The difference in size and playing style between the two will make the match all the more interesting.
Williams is an inch taller, at 5 feet 9 inches, and far more muscular. Williams's serve, simply put, is just plain "mean". It's one of the best shots recorded in the history of women's tennis. The sound the ball makes when it strikes Williams's racket remains as intimidating as it was in 1999, when she won her first Grand Slam singles titles.
The 13-time Grand Slam champion, four-time Wimbledon singles champion, Williams advanced to her 7th career Wimbledon Finals after overcoming Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 7-6(6) on Thursday.
During the game, Williams established a tournament record hitting 24 aces against number-two seeded, Azarenka, who had won the Grand Slam Australia Open this year.
"I've been working so hard, and I really wanted it," said Williams. "I got a little tight in the second set. I couldn't relax. I was like, looking too far in the future and she came back. But I'm glad I was able to get through."
The previous Wimbledon record of 23 aces was also set by Williams.
It's Serena's second Grand Slam final since injuries plagued her performance and kept her out of the game in 2010 and 2011. She'll play on Saturday as the clear favorite to win and people will see how Radwanska handles Williams imposing serve.
Radwanska is lean and brawny, but knows how to handle fast serves, as shown so far this tournament: Camila Girogi, in the fourth round, touched 114 M.P.H., and her first-round opponent, Magdalena Rybarikova, hit 113.
For Radwanska, steady backhands and forehands, put her into her first Wimbledon final.
The third-seeded Radwanska beat opponent Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-4. She won five straight games to take the first set and took an early lead to hold on to win the second set.
"This is a dream from when I was a kid," said Radwanska. "I'm playing tennis almost 18 years, and of course everybody's dream is to play the final of a Grand Slam."
The 23-year-old will be the first Polish woman to reach a major final since 1939, when Jadwiga Jedrzejowska lost in the French Championships.
