Hello and welcome to LIVE updates of the first of this afternoon's women's semi finals at Wimbledon 2017. It's Spain's No.14 seed, Garbine Muguruza against the world No.87 Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia from 13.00 BST. Following that, Johanna Konta will aim to become the first British woman in 40 years to reach the final when she locks horns with five-time champion Venus Williams.

G. Muguruza vs M. Rybáriková | Wimbledon

Women's Singles | Semi-final | 13.07.2017 | London

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ByBen Snowball

Updated 13/07/2017 at 13:15 GMT

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GAME, SET AND MATCH! - MUGURUZA 6-1 6-1 RYBARIKOVA. Garbine Muguruza books her spot in her second Wimbledon final in three years with a masterclass of powerhouse tennis against a jittery underdog in world No. 87, Rybarikova. The Spaniard was just too good as she broke to 15 on her second match point to seal victory in just one hour and four minutes.

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MUGURUZA 6-1 5-1 RYBARIKOVA. Muguruza staying in her red-hot zone with a hold to 15. Rybarikova wins the point of the game with a sublime dropshot-lob combo - but they've been few and far between.

Well worth a look!

MUGURUZA 6-1 4-1 RYBARIKOVA. It's an epic game - just to get on the board, but she's done it. Rybarikova sees a 40-15 lead slip away under a barrage of brutal groundstrokes from her opponent, who then snares two break opportunities from deuce. The Slovakian underdog somehow hangs in there and ensures the match will go over the hour mark with an all-too rare hold.

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MUGURUZA 6-1 4-0 RYBARIKOVA. Muguruza is engaging in rallies but completely owning her opponent with some blistering winners to the very corners of each side of the court. It's simply irresistible as she backs up the double break with a merciless hold to 15.

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BREAK! - MUGURUZA 6-1 3-0 RYBARIKOVA. This is becoming rather painful to watch. Rybarikova's belief is completely shot. She's broken to love and this could be over inside the hour at this rate...

MUGURUZA 6-1 2-0 RYBARIKOVA. The 2015 finalist looks to be cruising to another one. She lands two blockbusting aces and continues to overpower her opponent with depth, power and superb angles to consolidate to 15.

BREAK! - MUGURUZA 6-1 1-0 RYBARIKOVA. Quite stunning from Muguruza. She sees her opponent's confidence on the rise and quickly kills it. The Slovak fires down a pair of aces and outlasts the Spaniard in a lengthy rally, but is still forced to deuce. From there Muguruza's depth and power is just too good.

Indeed.

SET! - MUGURUZA 6-1 RYBARIKOVA. It's taken just the 30 minutes for Muguruza to serve out a breadstick. The Spaniard reeled off a quartet of points from 0-30 down to move one step closer to the final with a clutch service game. Rybarikova needs to reset and convince herself the match starts now. She blew a forehand long at 15-30 and has paid the price for a jittery opening.

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MUGURUZA 5-1 RYBARIKOVA. Finally! Rybarikova recovers from 15-30 to get herself on the board and avoid the bagel. A composed overhead put-away and a big first serve earn her big applause from the Centre Court crowd. They want to give her the lift she needs to turn this from a procession into a competitive showdown.

Could be interesting!

MUGURUZA 5-0 RYBARIKOVA. A big chance for Rybarikova goes begging after Muguruza had scooped a poor forehand long. The Spaniard remained unfazed, however, and showed good prowess at the net to save it before moving within one game of the set with a superb volley off the backhand.

BREAK! - MUGURUZA 4-0 RYBARIKOVA. Another body blow for the world No.87. She fights back from triple break point down and saves a fourth from deuce, but then flashes way wide of the tramlines to Muguruza's right to give her opponent the double break. Nerves wreaking havoc with the underdog's game as the No.14 seed goes for the jugular.