HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis- Day 11 at Wimbledon

July 7 (Reuters) - Latest news from the 11th day of Wimbledon on Thursday (all times GMT): 1441 KERBER BEATS VENUS TO REACH FINAL Fourth seed Angelique Kerber of Germany reached the final after a 6-4 6-4 win over eighth seed Venus Williams of the United States. READ MORE Serena thrashes Vesnina to reach Wimbledon final Murray etching his name among grasscourt greats Murray survives Tsonga comeback to reach semis Berdych takes shot at glory in his stride How did Federer get out of that? Unbelievable Regrets? Cilic has a few after facing Wimbledon curtain 1258 SERENA STORMS INTO FINAL Top seed Serena Williams of the United States cruised past Elena Vesnina of Russia 6-2 6-0 to advance to the final. 1200 PLAY STARTS ON MAIN SHOWCOURTS Play begins on the main showcourts on a partly cloudy day at Wimbledon, where the temperature is at 23 degrees Celsius (73.4°F). ORDER OF PLAY (PREFIX DENOTES SEEDING) CENTRE COURT (Play starts at 1200) 1-Serena Williams (United States) v Elena Vesnina (Russia) 4-Angelique Kerber (Germany) v 8-Venus Williams (United States) (Reporting by Ian Rodricks in Bengaluru; editing by Clare Lovell)