A motivated world number one Serena Williams crushed Polish fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska Thursday to surge into her 26th Grand Slam last and focus in on a seventh Australian Open title.
The prevailing top seed was untouchable in overwhelming the Pole 6-0, 6-4 in only 64 minutes on Rod Laver Arena to set up a decider against German seventh seed Angelique Kerber or unseeded Briton Johanna Konta.
Kerber and Konta play later Thursday, with whoever wins confronting an immense obstruction to be delegated champion. Of her 25 past significant finals, Williams has won 21.
"I'm truly eager to be in another last, it sort of takes my breath away at this moment," said Williams, 34. "I feel I am playing as well as can be expected, and I can't trust I am in the last.
"I began playing forceful again in the second set and it worked out."
The written work was on the divider for Radwanska Williams had never lost a semi-last at Melbourne Park on her approach to six titles, and had beaten the Pole in each of their past eight gatherings extending back to 2008.
She smashed long-term rival Maria Sharapova in the quarter-finals and handed out the same treatment to Radwanska, stopping her 13-match win streak in vehement manner.
"I think she began incredible, with such a force and speed. I was simply remaining there sort of watching her playing," said Radwanska, calling the primary set the best anybody had ever played against her.
"There was only no slip-up. Fantastic serve. Everything, she was taking the plunge. I couldn't do much."
The triumph puts Williams only one win far from coordinating Steffi Graf's Open-period Grand Slam record of 22 titles, with Margaret Court's unsurpassed sign of 24 edging closer.
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