Game-by-game action as Serena Williams thrashes Amelie Mauresmo 6-2 6-1 to set up a final against her sister Venus.

Mauresmo 2-6 1-6 Williams
Williams makes Mauresmo chase back and forth across the baseline and earns her first match point. Mauresmo nets and Williams is through to her first Wimbledon final.

Mauresmo 2-6 1-5 Williams
Williams races to a 40-15 lead and then clinches the game with a neat serve-and-volley routine.

Mauresmo 2-6 1-4 Williams
Williams' power is very impressive but for the neutral, it is becoming a boring match. Mauresmo is being given no time to find any rhythm and the confidence is draining from her. However, at 0-40 down, the French player rallies and gets back to deuce. Mauresmo comes up with a lovely running backhand running pass but Williams then cracks a backhand down the line to stay in the game. After a marathon 11-minute game, Williams finally clinches it on her eighth break point.

Mauresmo 2-6 1-3 Williams
Mauresmo tries a different tactic and chips and charges but to no avail as Williams simply blasts the ball past her. Williams wins the game to love.

Mauresmo 2-6 1-2 Williams
Mauresmo is at least looking a little more secure on her own serve.

Mauresmo 2-6 0-2 Williams
A bout of unforced errors from Williams, including a double fault, give Mauresmo a glint of hope. But Mauresmo nets the first return and Williams then serves an ace and rushes to the net to force an error from the Frenchwoman. Williams puts her next approach shot wide but saves the break point before serving an ace and then secures the game when Mauresmo nets.

Mauresmo 2-6 0-1 Williams
The second set continues much as the first with Williams immediately getting two chances to break - she needs just one.

Mauresmo 2-6 Williams
There is a sense of the inevitable as Williams cruises to 40-0. The first set point is saved but Williams clinches the second to go a set up after just 23 minutes.

Mauresmo 2-5 Williams
There is a eerie silence around Centre Court as the crowd detect that it may be another one-sided contest after Venus Williams' demolition of Justine Henin in the previous match. Mauresmo does not help matters by double-faulting to go 0-30. Williams comes to the net to earn a break point but Mauresmo saves it with a good first serve. However, Mauresmo cannot prevent the American clinching the break with her second break point.

Mauresmo 2-4 Williams
Williams has the bit between her teeth and starts the next game with an ace. Williams moves to 40-15 after the best point of the match so far with Williams showing great anticipation to out-volley her opponent. The number two seed then serves another ace to seal the game.

Mauresmo 2-3 Williams
Mauresmo suddenly stutters and a double fault gives Williams three break points. The French player saves the first but a skimming return from Williams catches Mauresmo out and the American has the break.

Mauresmo 2-2 Williams
Williams looks much more settled as she wins her service game to love, ending with an ace.

Mauresmo 2-1 Williams
A deep return of serve forces a forehand error from Mauresmo to give the American her first point in the match. But Mauresmo is again untroubled on her serve, finishing off the game with a beautiful backhand cross-court.

Mauresmo 1-1 Williams
Williams holds to 15 although Mauresmo has a couple of chances to make an early impression.

Mauresmo 1-0 Williams
Mauresmo serves first and wins the first game very convincingly without dropping a point.