beyond the fourth round at Wimbledon, but she has reached the quarters of the French Open and semis of the Australian Open.  During her ten-year career, Zvonareva has won ten singles titles and also been ranked as high as fifth in the world.  Tennis pundits have always believed that Zvonareva had the game, but the question was whether she had the emotional and mental strength to deal with the tough moments in a match.  At Wimbledon this year, Vera has put it all together to reach the final.  Serena Williams will be playing for her fourth Wimbledon singles title, second in a row and thirteenth Grand Slam singles title.  Serena leads their head-to-head matches 5-1, but Vera already has a win over Serena at Wimbledon this year (in the women’s doubles!) and it’s clearly a “new day” for Zvonareva… tune in Saturday!

We present our analysis of the players below:

                        Vera Zvonareva                              Serena Williams

Form                Impressive in singles and doubles    Been all about the first serve

Fitness             Seems strong and fit                       Hasn’t played long matches     

Experience      First time the charm?!                     Third straight Centre Court final

Pressure          Nothing to lose…                             Everyone expects her to win

Intangible        Must control her emotions               Must serve well (again)

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