The tenth seed Czech beat the world number one in straight sets to enter her maiden grand slam final

US Open: Serena Williams stunned by Karolina Pliskova

The win places Serena at par with Roger Federer for most grand slam victories by a man or woman

US Open: Serena crosses Navratilova's grand slam milestone to reach last 16

After being at the world number one spot since 2013, Serena will extend her streak to 186 consecutive weeks by the end of the US Open

Serena Williams joins Venus to reach second round of US Open

Williams equaled Steffi Graf's Open era record of 22 Grand Slam titles with her victory at Wimbledon earlier this month

Serena Williams withdraws out of Montreal due to shoulder injury

Williams equals Steffi Graf's professional era record of 22 grand slam singles crowns

Serena beats Kerber 7-5, 6-3 to win seventh Wimbledon singles title

Serena Williams and Venus Williams, who have won 14 grand slam doubles titles together, paired up again this year after a two-year absence

Williams sisters win sixth Wimbledon doubles crown

The two had paired up after a two-year absence, have won 14 grand slam doubles titles together

Vesnina, a three-time grand slam doubles winner, managed to score only 21 points

No escaping Serena for badly beaten Vesnina

Kerber saw off Venus, shattering hopes of Serena Williams meeting her sister for the fifth time in a Wimbledon final

Serena, Kerber to meet in Wimbledon final

Vesnina takes on Serena, and Kerber Venus, in the semi-finals on Thursday

As the Williams sisters march on, Kerber and Vesnina stand in their way

It is the 11th time that the William sisters have advanced to the semi-finals of the same Grand Slam event

Serena, Venus close in on Wimbledon final

Williams has won 82 matches at Wimbledon, and remains on course to equal Steffi Graf's Open Era record of 22 Grand Slam titles

Serena hits 300th Slam win

With the second seed out of the tournament, Serena Williams' path to defending her title just got easier

French Open champ Muguruza faces shock defeat in second round of Wimbledon

Roger Federer has been runner-up to Djokovic for the Past two years and is attempting to become the oldest ever Wimbledon champion

History on line as Djokovic, Federer get Wimbledon under way

Britain's James Ward, despite his fightback, did not have enough weapons to stop Djokovic from setting up a second-round showdown

Djokovic beats Ward by 6-0 7-6 6-4, makes solid start to Wimbledon title defence

Djokovic begins his campaign against British wild card James Ward and could meet big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic in the last eight

World champion Djokovic, Federer drawn for Wimbledon semi-final clash

The US tennis star has earned $28.9 million in the last 12 months while Maria Sharapova has earned $21.9 million in this time period

Serena passes suspended Sharapova as top sportswoman earner

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US Open: Serena Williams stunned by Karolina Pliskova

US Open: Serena crosses Navratilova's grand slam milestone to reach last 16

Serena Williams joins Venus to reach second round of US Open

Serena Williams withdraws out of Montreal due to shoulder injury

Serena beats Kerber 7-5, 6-3 to win seventh Wimbledon singles title

Williams sisters win sixth Wimbledon doubles crown

Williams sisters win sixth Wimbledon doubles crown

No escaping Serena for badly beaten Vesnina

Serena, Kerber to meet in Wimbledon final

As the Williams sisters march on, Kerber and Vesnina stand in their way

Serena, Venus close in on Wimbledon final

Serena hits 300th Slam win

French Open champ Muguruza faces shock defeat in second round of Wimbledon

History on line as Djokovic, Federer get Wimbledon under way

Djokovic beats Ward by 6-0 7-6 6-4, makes solid start to Wimbledon title defence

World champion Djokovic, Federer drawn for Wimbledon semi-final clash

Serena passes suspended Sharapova as top sportswoman earner