Serena will face Zvonareva for Wimbledon title

WIMBLEDON, England - Back in the final yet again, Serena Williams will have to beat someone other than her sister for once to secure a fourth Wimbledon championship.

Williams defeated 62nd-ranked Petra Kvitova, 7-6 (5), 6-2, Thursday to reach her third straight Wimbledon final and sixth overall.

Standing in Williams' way in tomorrow's final will be 21st-seeded Vera Zvonareva, who rallied to beat Tsvetana Pironkova, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, to reach her first Grand Slam title match.

It's the 10th time in the last 11 years that at least one of the Williams sisters has advanced to the final. Venus and Serena have won eight titles.

Serena, going for a 13th Grand Slam title, has never beaten anyone other than her older sister in the Wimbledon championship match. Serena defeated Venus in the 2002, 2003 and 2009 finals, while Venus won in 2008.

"I think there will definitely have to be changes," Serena said. "You can't face the same opponent with the same thing. You always have to come with something new."

Serena has a 12-3 record in Grand Slam finals and will be heavily favored to beat Zvonareva. Williams has won five of their previous six matches.

"On paper it looks like I should win," Serena said. "But Vera, she's beaten some good people. Her last two matches she's been down a set, so she's obviously a fighter. She never gives up."

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