Muguruza faces another Williams in final

Garbine Muguruza is aiming to become the first Spanish woman for 23 years to win Wimbledon - and yet again a Williams sister stands in her way.

The 23-year-old stormed stormed into her second Wimbledon final in three years with a 6-1, 6-1 demolition of nerve-ridden Magdalena Rybarikova in just 64 minutes on Centre Court on Thursday.

Only one Spaniard has previously lifted the Wimbledon women's title - Conchita Martinez, who has been coaching Muguruza at this tournament and cheered her to victory in her semifinal.

It will be Muguruza's second Wimbledon final. She will face five-times champion Venus Williams on Saturday, having been defeated in 2015 by Venus' sister Serena, a seven-times winner.

"I always stare at the wall where there are all the names of the previous winners. In the past years, you see the Williams surname a lot," Muguruza said.

"So I look forward to putting a Spanish name back there."

"Facing Venus, you know, she won here like five times. She knows how to play, especially Wimbledon finals. It's going to be a historic final again," she said.

Muguruza, the 14th seed, said she felt far better mentally prepared for the final this time.

"I feel much more calm, am kind of controlling my emotions more than the last time," said Muguruza, who won the French Open last year, saying that she was drawing on the experience of Martinez.

"She's helping me to deal with the stress of the tournament," she said. "She knows how to prepare, how to train, what to do."

Venus Williams became the oldest Wimbledon finalist for 23 years as the American star ended Johanna Konta's history bid with a masterful 6-4, 6-2 win.

Twenty years after making her Wimbledon debut, five-time champion Williams is into her ninth final at the All England Club and her first since 2009.

The 37-year-old's sublime display of power-hitting on Centre Court stopped Konta becoming the first British woman to make the final for 40 years and set up a title match against Spain's Garbine Muguruza.

Venus, aiming to win her first Wimbledon title since 2008, took only 73 minutes to write her name in the history books as the oldest Wimbledon finalist since Martina Navratilova in 1994.

"I've played a lot of finals here. It's been a blessing. I couldn't ask for more, but I'll ask for a little more! One more would be amazing," Venus said.

"I thought the crowd were so fair. Jo gave it her all. It's a lot of pressure. I think my experience was important.

"I just tried to get one point after another and wow it was done. I'm so happy."

After losing the Australian Open final in January, the world number 11 would be the oldest Wimbledon champion in the Open era -- breaking her sister Serena's record -- if she collects her eighth Grand Slam crown on Saturday.

Williams' 87th match win at Wimbledon took her past Serena into sole possession of first place among active players.

With Serena at home preparing to give birth to her first child, Venus has picked up the baton and can make it a 13th Wimbledon title for the Williams family this weekend.

"I miss Serena terribly. I wish she was here. Before the match I wished she could do it for me, but I said 'no you have to do it for yourself'," Venus said.

Lifting the aptly named Venus Rosewater Dish would be an especially sweet moment for Williams, who has had to deal with a debilitating autoimmune disease for years, as well as her accidental involvement in a tragic car crash that killed an elderly man in Florida last month.