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Wimbledon 2019 women's final on the BBCVenue: All England Club Date: Saturday, 13 July Time: 14:00 BSTCoverage: Live on BBC TV, Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, the BBC Sport website and mobile app with text commentary online. Full detailsSerena Williams will need to deal with "pressure times 100" when she faces Simona Halep in Saturday's Wimbledon final seeking to equal the all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles.This is the challenge that got her back out on to the court after almost dying giving birth and the one that keeps her motivated at the age of 37."Serena has already beaten a lot of records but this is the ultimate one," coach Patrick Mouratoglou told the BBC. The final starts at ...

Simona Halep receives an opportunity to exact revenge on Jelena Ostapenko after the two women advanced to the semifinals of the China Open with straight-set victories on Friday. Second-seeded Halep required just 69 minutes to dispatch Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-2, 6-1 at Beijing, while ninth-seeded Ostapenko posted a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Romania's Sorana Cirstea. The victories set up the first meeting between Ostapenko and Halep since the 20-year-old Latvian stunned Halep in the French Open final at Roland Garros in June. "She's a great player," Ostapenko said of Halep. "If I play my best and I stay aggressive tomorrow and I am consistent, I think everything can happen." Ostapenko experienced service issues against Cirstea -- who is her doubles partner -- by committing seven double faults....

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Serena Williams faces Simona Halep in Wimbledon final chasing 24th Grand Slam

China Open: Simona Halep, Jelena Ostapenko advance to semifinals