Serena Williams reaches 7th Wimbledon final
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Serena Williams of the United States reacts during a semifinals match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Thursday, July 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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Serena Williams of the United States reacts during a semifinals match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Thursday, July 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
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Victoria Azarenka of Belarus wipes her face during a semifinals match against Serena Williams of the United States at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Thursday, July 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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Serena Williams of the United States plays a shot to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus during a semifinals match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Thursday, July 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland plays a shot to Angelique Kerber of Germany during a semifinals match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Thursday, July 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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Angelique Kerber of Germany gets up after playing a shot against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland during a semifinals match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Thursday, July 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
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Angelique Kerber of Germany plays a shot to Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland during a semifinals match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Thursday, July 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Serena Williams is back in the Wimbledon final.
The 13-time Grand Slam champion advanced to her seventh Wimbledon final by beating second-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-3, 7-6 (6) Thursday.
Williams finished with a Wimbledon record 24 aces, and won 20 of the 24 points on her serve in the first set.
Williams will face Agnieszka Radwanska in Saturday's final. The third-seeded Pole beat Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-4 in the other semifinal.
In the men's semifinals, defending champion Novak Djokovic will face six-time winner Roger Federer on Friday, while Andy Murray will take on Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
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