Venus Williams Takes on Konta in Wimbledon Semifinals

LONDON (AP) — The women's semifinals are underway at Wimbledon.

Garbine Muguruza is facing Magdalena Rybarikova for a spot in Saturday's final.

Muguruza reached the final at the All England Club in 2015 and won the French Open in 2016. Rybarikova is playing in the semifinals at a major tournament for the first time in her career.

In the second match, five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams will face Johanna Konta.

Williams, playing in her 20th Wimbledon tournament, is 8-1 in her previous nine semifinal appearances at the grass-court major. Konta is playing in the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time.