by Our Sports Desk

GARBINE MUGURUZA saw off Agnieszka Radwanska yesterday afternoon in a dramatic Centre Court clash that put her into her first Wimbledon final.

The Spanish-Venezuelan player had previously never progressed past the quarter-finals of a grand slam.

But the heavy-hitting 21-year-old has enjoyed a thrilling run through the Wimbledon draw and added Radwanska to her list of victims, a 6-2 3-6 6-3 victory setting up a shot at Serena Williams for the title.

Playing after Muguruza, Williams extended tennis’s most one-sided rivalry with her 17th consecutive victory over Maria Sharapova to reach her eighth Wimbledon final.

Australian and French Open champion Williams moved ever closer to the calendar grand slam by storming past Sharapova 6-2 6-4, 11 years after losing to her biggest foe in tennis in the final at SW19.

Semi-final newcomer Muguruza and Radwanska had played each other four times previously, sharing the spoils but with the last two matches having gone Muguruza’s way.

The 20th seed followed up earlier wins over Caroline Wozniacki and Angelique Kerber with her gutsy victory that guarantees a top-10 world ranking next week.

Muguruza dominated the first set but faltered in the second, allowing Radwanska to take advantage.

But Radwanska couldn’t keep up the momentum in the third, crunching to a halt after six consecutive wins from 3-1 in the second set. Muguruza powered ahead but had the crowd on the edge of their seats at 5-3 when Radwanska had two break points.

Both slipped away. At deuce again, Radwanska made an ill-fated challenge against a mid-rally shot.

Come match point, a powerful volley was assured and out of the reach of Radwanska as Muguruza clinched victory, slumping flat on her face on the court in disbelief.

Following afterwards on Centre Court, Williams kept her cool to wrap up the first set 6-2 in just over half an hour.

Every time Sharapova fought to raise her level Williams stepped up another notch. She improved in the second set but was still no match for Williams.

The 33-year-old mustered just the single service break in the second set, but it was more than enough.

Williams fired two aces and an unreturned serve to complete her victory, leaving Sharapova trailing in her wake.