Wimbledon 2017, day 10 live: Garbine Muguruza and Venus Williams set up final clash as Johanna Konta falls

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Britain's Johanna Konta will be feeling humble when she steps on Centre Court to face five-times Wimbledon singles champion Venus Williams in their semi-final on Thursday.

Konta, who has the hopes of the home nation on her shoulders after men's champion Andy Murray went out in the quarter-finals on Wednesday, became the first British woman to reach the last four in almost 40 years when she beat Romanian Simona Halep.

Standing between sixth seed Konta and a shot at a first grand slam title, however, will be one of Wimbledon's most decorated daughters who has won five singles and six doubles titles at the All England Club.

The achievements of the 37-year-old Venus and her younger sister Serena are a remarkable part of Wimbledon's history, with the siblings having lifted the famous Rosewater Dish trophy in 12 of the last 17 tournaments, and Konta is full of admiration.

"I think what Venus and her sister have given our sport is absolutely tremendous. The way they've elevated women's tennis is truly inspiring. So I feel very excited and very humbled to be sharing the court with her again," she told reporters after her semi-final win over second seed Halep on Tuesday.

Waiting in the final will be either Spain's 14th seed Garbine Muguruza or unseeded Slovakian Magdalena Rybarikova, who meet in the other last-four clash.

Muguruza is looking to reach her second Wimbledon final, having been beaten by Serena Williams in 2015, while Rybarikova, the world number 87, is the lowest-ranked player for almost a decade to reach the women's last four.

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[13 July 2017 14:16 · Ed Malyon]

Game, set, match! Muguruza crushes Rybarikova (6-1 6-1)

Rybarikova sends a forehand long before a backhand into the net sees her fall 0-30 down on serve. The Slovakian loses the next point with another forehand error to give Muguruza three match points. The 14th seed squanders the first one with an inaccurate lob but makes no mistake with the second as a backhand down the line clinches a spot in Saturday's final.

[13 July 2017 14:23 · Ed Malyon]

Muguruza reacts

On her performance: "I think I played very well for sure. It was a tricky match, she (Rybarikova) is a very talented player. She was playing very good during the tournament. Today I stepped up on the court super confident and everything went well."

On the benefit of having big-match experience: "Once you've been in these situations you know how to handle these matches better, and in my case I was more prepared today than the first time I played so definitely."

On Saturday's final: "I'm going to enjoy it for sure. Being in a Grand Slam final is a great achievement. I definitely want to win no matter who is in front of me, I will see a little bit of their game (Williams vs Konta) and I think it's going to be a great final no matter what."

[13 July 2017 14:50 · Ed Malyon]

Konta leads H2H against Venus

The two players walked out onto court a few moments ago. While we wait for the match to get underway let's take a look at how their previous meetings have gone:

• Venus def. Konta 6-1 3-6 6-1 (2017 Rome Masters, R16)
• Konta def. Williams 6-4 7-6 (2017 Miami Masters, SF)
• Konta def. Williams 7-5 5-7 6-2 (2016 Stanford, F)
• Konta def. Williams 6-4 6-2 (2016 Australian Open, R128)
• Venus def. Konta 6-4 3-6 7-5 (2015 Wuhan, QF)

[13 July 2017 15:01 · Ed Malyon]

Konta* 0-1 Venus (*denotes next server)

The opening point of the match goes to Venus as Konta scoops a defensive backhand into the net. An unerturnable serve follows before a big cross-court forehand from Venus brings up three game points. Konta fends off the first one with an inside-out forehand winner but loses the next point with a netted slice backhand as Venus holds to 15.

[13 July 2017 15:13 · Ed Malyon]

Konta 2-2 Venus* (*denotes next server)

Konta sends a forehand long to lose the opening point but takes control of the game as Venus nets successive backhand slices. Konta then misses a backhand down the line by a good few feet but an unreturnable serve brings up game point - the Briton can't take it though as she sends a cross-court backhand into the tramlines. Konta wins the next two points courtesy of a forehand winner and another unreturnable serve to hold.

[13 July 2017 15:16 · Ed Malyon]

Konta* 2-3 Venus (*denotes next server)

Venus starts the game with a double fault before levelling things up with a lovely forehand passing shot down the line. A cross-court backhand winner by Konta follows but Venus takes the game to 40-30 with an unreturnable serve followed by a well-dispatched overhead. Konta can only find the net with a backhand to lose the next point as Venus holds once more.

[13 July 2017 15:28 · Ed Malyon]

Konta 4-4 Venus* (*denotes next server)

Konta starts the game with an unreturnable serve followed by an ace out wide. She dumps a backhand into the net to lose the next point before double faulting as the game goes to 30-30. A strong backhand down the middle from Konta clips the line and forces an error from Venus before an inside-out forehand winner seals the hold for the Briton.

[13 July 2017 15:33 · Ed Malyon]

Konta* 4-5 Venus (*denotes next server)

Williams starts the game with an unreturnable serve but undoes that hard work with a double fault. The American then hits the net with a drive volley before an inside-out forehand winner by Konta brings up two break points for the Briton. Venus saves the first with an inside-out backhand winner before hauling the game to deuce courtesy of an unreturnable 107mph second serve. A forehand winner down the line follows before Konta sends a return long as Venus holds for a 5-4 lead in this opening set.

[13 July 2017 15:41 · Ed Malyon]

Konta* 4-6 0-1 Venus (*denotes next server)

Venus starts this second set with an unreturnable serve before an outrageous cross-court forehand takes the game to 30-0. Venus brings up three game points as Konta misses a forehand return... and the American needs just one as she fires a forehand winner down the line.

[13 July 2017 15:43 · Ed Malyon]

Konta 4-6 1-1 Venus* (*denotes next server)

The two players split the first couple of points with groundstroke errors before Konta brings up two game points courtesy of an ace and a missed backhand by Venus. The five-time champion fends off the first with an inside-out backhand winner but she hits the net with a forehand return to lose the next point as Konta holds to 30.