Serena Williams reaching the Wimbledon final, where she’ll face Simona Halep on Saturday, is momentous on several fronts:

Williams hasn’t won a tournament since giving birth to her daughter, Olympia. She took a six-month break and returned to competitive tennis in March 2018.

She’s still one Grand Slam shy of tying Margaret Court’s record 24 singles titles.

She’s in her third final since coming back on tour, but lost to Angelique Kerber at Wimbledon last year and to Naomi Osaka at the United States Open less than two months later.

Halep has beaten Williams once in 10 matchups, in a tournament final in Singapore in 2014.

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Oskar Garcia

Deputy Sports Editor