American through to first slam final after birth of her daughter Serena can equal record of 24 slam titles LONDON: Seven-time champion Serena Williams reached the Wimbledon final for the 10th time on Thursday and will face Germany’s Angelique Kerber for the title. The 25th seeded American downed German 13th seed Julia Goerges 6-2, 6-4 to book her place in her 30th Grand Slam final. The 36-year-old, who will be in her first final at the majors since giving birth to daughter Olympia last year, can equal Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 slam titles if she beats Kerber in what will be a repeat of the 2016 final at the All England Club. Williams said "it"s crazy" that she has managed to reach a 10th Wimbledon final, 10 months after life-saving surgery which followed her pregnancy. "It"s crazy. I don"t even know how to feel because I literally didn"t think I"d do this well in my fourth tournament back," said Williams. It"s a staggering achievement for Williams, who defeated Kerber in the 2016 final before sitting out the 2017 tournament to prepare for parenthood. Her daughter Olympia was born in September but Williams then underwent emergency surgery to prevent life-threatening blood clots. She was bed-ridden for six weeks and only returned to the tour in March. "This is not inevitable for me, I had a really tough delivery and multiple surgeries and almost didn"t make it to be honest," said Williams after her semi-final victory on Thursday. "I couldn"t even walk to my mailbox, so it"s definitely not normal for me to be in a Wimbledon final. I"m just enjoying every moment." Seeded 25 this year and with a world ranking of 181, Williams insists she will be the underdog against Kerber on Saturday despite boasting a 6-2 career lead over the 30-year-old left-hander. "I don"t have anything to lose and I feel I can play so free. That"s what I"m doing," said Williams.