August 4, 2012 8:38 AM

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Tennis singles: Serena meets Maria; Federer takes on Murray

Serena Williams will meet Maria Sharapova in the Women's Singles final of the London Olympic Games tennis championships today. In the semifinals played on Friday, Serena routed world number one Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-2 while Sharapova defeated her Russian compatriot Maria Kirilenko 6-2, 6-3. The Men's Singles final will see a rematch of this year's Wimbledon final with Roger Federer taking on Andy Murray of Britain. In the semifinal on Friday, Federer fought through the longest three-set singles match in the Open era when he beat Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro 3-6, 7-6, 19-17. In the other semifinal, Murray defeated Novak Djokovic of Serbia in straight sets 7-5, 7-5.

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