Serena, Vandeweghe advance to Bank of West final

AAA??Jul. 14, 2012?11:24 PM ET
Serena, Vandeweghe advance to Bank of West final
By ANTONIO GONZALEZBy ANTONIO GONZALEZ, AP Sports Writer??

Serena Williams, of the United States, celebrates her 6-4, 6-0 win over Chanelle Scheepers, of South Africa, during a quarterfinal of the Bank of the West tennis tournament Friday, July 13, 2012, in Stanford, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Serena Williams, of the United States, celebrates her 6-4, 6-0 win over Chanelle Scheepers, of South Africa, during a quarterfinal of the Bank of the West tennis tournament Friday, July 13, 2012, in Stanford, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Serena Williams, of the United States, returns to Chanelle Scheepers, of South Africa, during a quarterfinal of the Bank of the West tennis tournament on Friday, July 13, 2012, in Stanford, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Serena Williams, of the United States, returns to Chanelle Scheepers, of South Africa, during a quarterfinal of the Bank of the West tennis tournament Friday, July 13, 2012, in Stanford, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Coco Vandeweghe, of the United States, smiles after defeating Yanina Wickmayer, of Belgium, during a semifinal of the Bank of the West tennis tournament Saturday, July 14, 2012, in Stanford, Calif. Vandeweghe won 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Coco Vandeweghe, of the United States, is hugged by her mother Tauna after beating Yanina Wickmayer, of Belgium, during a semifinal of the Bank of the West tennis tournament on Saturday, July 14, 2012 in Stanford, Calif. Vandeweghe won 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) ? Serena Williams overpowered Romania's Sorana Cirstea 6-1, 6-2 in the Bank of the West Classic on Saturday night to set up the first All-American WTA final on home soil in eight years.

Exactly a week after winning her fifth Wimbledon title, Williams cruised to another victory in 60 minutes. The quick work came despite Williams converting only 38 percent of her first serves.

She will go for her second straight title at Stanford on Sunday against Coco Vandeweghe, who reached her first WTA Tour final with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 victory against Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer.

The last All-American final at home on the WTA Tour came in 2004, when Lindsay Davenport topped Williams in Los Angeles.

Associated Press

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