Wimbledon 2008: Agnieszka Radwanska v Serena Williams - Live

First set: Radwanska 1-1 Williams* Williams' howitzer of serve comes looming down on Radwanska (note to self: type that name very carefully), but one backhand return down the line serves notice that the outsider won't be bullied. Still, Williams holds fairly comfortably.



First set: *Radwanska 1-0 Williams Like your humble MBMer both players have been waiting a long time for this to get underway, but Radwanska seems to have dealt with delay just fine. Serena's radar is well off with a couple of forehands, so the young Pole claims a straightforward hold. That should help settle any nerves.



The Naylor dept.: "You're right that Serena isn't overly-mobile, but how mobile do you have to be to move from one end of the court to the other, as your serve, then return of serve, wins you point after point?" writes our Gary. "Is this the lowest standard of women's tennis ever seen at Wimbledon? There are times when the whole credibility of the women's game depends on Venus and Serena (not that anyone connected with the game gives them any credit, of course)."



Serena strides out in her cagoule, Radwanska in far more sensible outfit, given the heat.



A vision of the future: Niall McCaffrey writes to request the banning of the following: "Fist pumps", "meaningful glazing" and "toweling down between points". I'm thinking there might be a typo in there and that Niall has a problem with players staring at their entourages after every point, rather than some sort of vendetta against windows. Banning the fist pump, though? It narrows down the celebration options somewhat, doesn't it? Would you really prefer players pulling their t-shirts over their heads and sprinting round in circles? Or painfully coordinated dance routines?



Preamble: After the 152min marathon that was Elena Dementieva v Nadia Petrova (Dementieva eventually winning 6-1, 6-7, 6-2 an going on to face Venus Williams in the semis), welcome, finally, to live coverage of the last of the women's quarter-finals.

And it's a fascinating clash in prospect - in a tournament of shocks, this could be yet another. Despite possessing a name that when said quickly sounds like a tape getting chewed up, Agnieszka Radwanska is one of the fastest rising stars in women's tennis. Already this year she's been to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, the last 16 of the French, and won tournaments at Pattaya City, Istanbul and, most significantly, on the grass at Eastbourne. That win on the south coast last month was a realization of the promise she showed on the green stuff when winning the juniors title at Wimbledon in 2005. A pushover she is not.

In fact, this morning in the betting only the Williams sisters were shorter odds for the title than young Agnieszka. The slight 19-year-old possesses a more graceful, less power-orientated game than many of her contemporaries, something that may test the never overly-mobile Serena. Williams, who's yet to drop a set in SW19 this year, may have her work cut out.

All that said, their one previous meeting, in Berlin this year, ended with a fairly emphatic 6-3, 6-1 win for Serena, and the Williams sisters have already beaten Radwanska and her partner Marta Domachowska in the doubles at SW19 this year. The danger is that Williams' strength - Serena is nearly 10kg heavier than her opponent - will overwhelm the youngster. Radwanska has to hope that her movement and finesse give her the edge.