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Still unbeaten at #Wimbledon since 2014.@serenawilliams' victory over Julia Goerges extends her run of consecutive match wins at The Championships to 20, equalling her career-best streak set between 2002 and 2004 ?? pic.twitter.com/XuXTALLm0F

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 12, 2018

In Saturday's final, Williams, 36, will compete against another German player, No. 11 seed Angelique Kerber, herself a two-time Grand Slam champion. The two faced-off in the 2016 finals, where Williams was victorious.

\"Whatever happens, honestly it's an incredible effort from me.... and good motivation to keep going for the rest of my career,\" Williams added.

The last time @serenawilliams and @AngeliqueKerber met at #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/BhP06WHFVR

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 12, 2018
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PHOTO: Serena Williams celebrates after winning against Italy's Camila Giorgi during their women's singles quarter-final match on the eighth day of the 2018 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, July 10, 2018.
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Williams was ranked 25th in this year's tournament after giving birth to a baby daughter in September. The All England Club amended the rules and seeded her, instead of following the ranking list that doesn't take into account players' taking a break for maternity leave. She was ranked No. 1 when she took her maternity leave and was ranked 183rd in the world after returning to the tour in March.

The tennis champion and her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, welcomed a daughter named Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. Three months later, Williams and Ohanian, 35, wed in an intimate New Orleans ceremony.

Ahead of the tournament in London, Williams told \"Good Morning America\" that her body had changed after the baby.

\"It wasn't as tight as I was used to,\" she said last month. \"I've played tennis for over 30 years, so I'm so used to [being] incredibly fit. But I realized everyone is different.\"

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