LONDON -- As the years advance, finishing anything can present a problem. But Tuesday at the All England Club, Serena Williams did it elegantly and emphatically.A 123 mph ace scorched the grass in the service box, sending her back to the semifinals. It was the poignant punctuation of a 6-4, 6-4 thrashing of No. 21 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.Lately, elder sister Venus Williams has been getting a lot of credit for being, well, old, but Serena is not exactly a starry-eyed kid anymore.At 34, she is five years older than the next-oldest quarterfinalist, Elena Vesnina.Not only is Serena the oldest player to win a Grand Slam in the Open era (last year at Wimbledon), but she is also the oldest player to be ranked No. 1. Serena has locked down that honor for the better part of the summer and now has an appealing matchup with unseeded Vesnina, who dominated Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 6-2 in another quarterfinal.Vesnina was playing her first career quarterfinal in a major and, of course, will see her first semifinal action come Thursday.Serena intimidated Pavlyuchenkova, seven-time Grand Slam champion John McEnroe observed in his role as BBC analyst. Its a tall order to deal with Serena Williams, especially at Centre Court at Wimbledon.And so, the Williams Wimbledon monopoly continues.Serena (six titles) and Venus (five) are both into the semifinals here with a chance to meet in their fifth final. Incredibly, it happened for the first time 14 years ago, when the world was an entirely different place.Its so cool, its great, Serena said of the possibility. I knew she was up, then I saw the score on the court and I was like, Yay.Im excited to get through. It felt really good.Because Serena hasnt won a title in the past three Slams, there is a widespread perception that her game is on the downside. It began when Roberta Vinci ended her hopes for a calendar-year Slam in the US Open semifinals. Then Angelique Kerber beat Serena in this years Australian Open final, and Garbine Muguruza did the same at Roland Garros.That perception is far from the reality.Consider that Serena has reached the final in six of the previous seven Grand Slams. No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic, the hottest player on the planet, has also been to six of seven major finals. Only Serena is in a position to make it seven of eight.She has now won 22 matches in the past four Slams, far ahead of her competitors. With two more here, she would collect her 22nd major singles title, matching Steffi Grafs Open era record.Earlier in this tournament, Serena was oddly passive -- almost too serene, as it were. But a racket-smashing episode against fellow American Christina McHale in the second round seemed to liberate her.Serena looked sharp in the third and fourth rounds, beating Annika Beck 6-3, 6-0 and Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5, 6-0. Note the two bagels.On Tuesday, Serenas serve, considered to be the best in womens history, was typically sublime. She had 11 aces and won 36 of 40 (90 percent) of her first-serve points. She did not face a break point and converted the only two she managed against Pavlyuchenkova.Afterward, Serena said she wont be thinking about another rendezvous with Venus when the world No. 1 plays Vesnina.No, Serena said, Im just trying to win my match. One thing Ive learned this year is to just focus on the match.It would be great [if Venus could reach the final]. Obviously, shes such a tough opponent. I want her to win so bad, but not if Im in the final. Wholesale Jerseys Authenitc . 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He will miss league matches against Chelsea on Monday and West Ham on Dec.Matt Le Tissier has picked his Sky Sports Fantasy Six-a-Side team for this weeks selected fixture as Manchester City host neighbours United, live on Super Sunday. Matt Le Tissier has picked his Sky Sports Fantasy Six-a-Side team for this weeks selected fixture as Manchester City host neighbours United, live on Super Sunday.Manuel Pellegrinis men will be looking to keep their title hopes alive and hand major blow to Uniteds top-four hopes with a victory, live on Sky Sports 1HD. Heres who Saints legend Le Tiss has gone for, including his Elite Player pick from Sergio Aguero, David Silva, Anthony Martial and Juan Mata...Sergio AgueroTheres absolutely no doubt about my Elite Player pick. Hes world class and he may not be top goalscorer in the Premier League but thats more down to playing time as hes got a better goals-per-minute record than Jamie Vardy, Harry Kane and Romelu Lukaku this season.Ander HerreraIm wary that he picked up a knock on Thursday night but if hes passed fit Id have hiim in there.dddddddddddd Hes got a knack of arriving at the right place at the right time and usually takes his chances.Michael CarrickHes still England and Uniteds best central-midfielder for me and hell complete more passes than any other Manchester United player by some distance.David de GeaId expect him to be pretty busy on Sunday and even if he doesnt manage a clean sheet he should make plenty of saves, with Aguero and Yaya Toure happy to have a go from range.Yaya ToureHes not made my Manchester best XI but Id still have to have him in there, more for the ability he possess than the form hes shown this season. His set-pieces probably justify his selections more than his work rate.FernandinhoHe may not score many goals but he clearly gets rewarded for the other parts of the game, with an average of nearly 50 points per game, making tackles, interceptions and passes all afternoon. Think you can beat Le Tiss Sky Sports Fantasy Six-a-Side team? Pick your VI for the chance to win £10,000 here. ' ' '