• Serena Williams of the US returns to Elena Vesnina of Russia during their women’s singles match on day eleven of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
    Serena Williams of the US returns to Elena Vesnina of Russia during their women’s singles match on day eleven of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
  • Angelique Kerber of Germany returns to Venus Williams of the US during their women’s singles match on day eleven of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 7, 2016. (Gerry Penny/Pool Photo via AP)
    Angelique Kerber of Germany returns to Venus Williams of the US during their women’s singles match on day eleven of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 7, 2016. (Gerry Penny/Pool Photo via AP)
  • Serena Williams of the US returns to Elena Vesnina of Russia in their semi final match during the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 07 July 2016. EPA/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA
    Serena Williams of the US returns to Elena Vesnina of Russia in their semi final match during the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 07 July 2016. EPA/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA
  • Angelique Kerber of Germany plays a forehand during the Ladies Singles Semi Final match against Venus Williams of The United States on day ten of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 7, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
    Angelique Kerber of Germany plays a forehand during the Ladies Singles Semi Final match against Venus Williams of The United States on day ten of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 7, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
  • Serena Williams of the US returns to Elena Vesnina of Russia during their women’s singles match on day eleven of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
    Serena Williams of the US returns to Elena Vesnina of Russia during their women’s singles match on day eleven of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
  • Serena Williams of The United States celebrates victory during the Ladies Singles Semi Final match against Elena Vesnina of Russia on day ten of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 7, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
    Serena Williams of The United States celebrates victory during the Ladies Singles Semi Final match against Elena Vesnina of Russia on day ten of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 7, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
  • Angelique Kerber of Germany celebrates her win over Venus Williams of the US in their semi final match during the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 07 July 2016. EPA/ANDY RAIN
    Angelique Kerber of Germany celebrates her win over Venus Williams of the US in their semi final match during the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 07 July 2016. EPA/ANDY RAIN
  • USA’s Serena Williams looks on as Russia’s Elena Vesnina reacts after losing their match. REUTERS/Ben Curtis/Pool
    USA’s Serena Williams looks on as Russia’s Elena Vesnina reacts after losing their match. REUTERS/Ben Curtis/Pool
  • Angelique Kerber of Germany returns to Venus Williams of the US during their women’s singles match on day eleven of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
    Angelique Kerber of Germany returns to Venus Williams of the US during their women’s singles match on day eleven of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
  • US player Serena Williams returns to Russia’s Elena Vesnina during their women’s semi-final match on the eleventh day of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 7, 2016. AFP / LEON NEAL
    US player Serena Williams returns to Russia’s Elena Vesnina during their women’s semi-final match on the eleventh day of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 7, 2016. AFP / LEON NEAL
  • USA’s Serena Williams in action against Russia’s Elena Vesnina. REUTERS/Toby Melville
    USA’s Serena Williams in action against Russia’s Elena Vesnina. REUTERS/Toby Melville

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Tennis: Germany’s Angelique Kerber gatecrashes the Williams sisters’ Wimbledon party – in pictures

Rob Gurdebeke

July 07, 2016

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Germany’s Angelique Kerber gatecrashed the Williams sisters’ Wimbledon party when she overpowered Venus 6-4, 6-4 in the semi-finals on Thursday, setting up a mouth-watering final showdown with Serena, who demolished unseeded Russian Elena Vesnina in the other semi-final 6-2, 6-0.

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