Germany's Angelique Kerber denied Venus Williams the chance to meet sister Serena in the Wimbledon title match, defeating Venus 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday.
The Williams sisters have a combined 11 Wimbledon singles titles and last met in the All England Club final in 2009, but a lackluster serving performance and numerous errors cost Venus the chance to renew the sibling rivalry.
MORE: Images from Wimbledon | They were winners | Recent U.S. champs
Instead it is Kerber who will face Serena in Saturday's match — a repeat of this year's Australian Open final in which Kerber won.
What a way to reach your first #Wimbledon final
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 7, 2016
Match point of The Championships? https://t.co/7yMQlV9weI
A five-time Wimbledon champion, Venus was in her first Grand Slam semifinal since the 2010 U.S. Open. At 36, Williams might have missed her last opportunity at a Wimbledon title.
"It's just amazing, to beat Venus in the semis," Kerber, 28, told media members after the match. "It's always a really tough match against her, she's a champion, so I'm really happy about my first final in Wimbledon."
"I knew she was playing very well at the moment so I was ready, trying to move well and go for it and everything worked. It's just a very good feeling. I'm enjoying my tennis, I am playing the best tennis of my life and enjoying myself."
Men's semifinals matches are scheduled Friday. First up: Canada's Milos Raonic bids for his first Grand Slam final against Roger Federer beginning at 8 a.m. ET. Former champion and British hope Andy Murray faces Tomas Berdych at 11 a.m. ET.
Kerber will be a problem for Williams, who comes off an easy and quick 6-2, 6-0 win over Russia's Elena Vesnina. She knows she must be better on Saturday than she was in the Melbourne title match.
"I made a lot of errors," Serena said. "She made little to no unforced errors. It was still a three-set match. I felt like I could have played better. I felt like she played great. She came out swinging, ready to win. She was fearless. That's something I learned. When I go into a final, I, too, need to be fearless like she was. It was inspiring afterwards to realize there's a lot of things that I need to improve on."
Kerber's plan? “I will just try to go out with a lot of confidence, trying to play my tennis and give everything I can in the final,” she said.