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Enlarge Photo Serena Williams of the U.S. celebrates winning the first set in her semi-final match against... Defending champion Serena Williams withstood stiff early resistance from unseeded Czech Petra Kvitova before winning 7-6 6-2 to reach her sixth Wimbledon singles final on Thursday."I definitely worked really hard," the top seed said in a courtside interview. "I didn't expect to get as far at the beginning of the tournament.
"It's such a blessing to still be in the tournament."
Kvitova, the world number 62, had been expected to be little more than a sacrificial lamb on Williams' route to a fourth crown at the All England Club, but the feisty Czech gave as good as she got in a tight first set.
She broke the Williams serve in the fifth game but the American levelled and took the tiebreak 7-5. Kvitova battled defiantly in the second set but a double fault to hand Williams a double break at 5-2 meant there was no way back.
She served out for the match, clinching victory when a stone dead net cord fell short of Kvitova's outstretched racket after an hour and 33 minutes.
She will play Russian 21st seed Vera Zvonareva in Saturday's final.
(Editing by Miles Evans;
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