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LONDON -- The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local):---7 p.m.A few hours after playing in separate matches on Centre Court at Wimbledon, Serena and Venus Williams teamed up to reach the semifinals in the womens doubles tournament.The American sisters beat Elena Vesnina and Ekaterina Makarova 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-2 on No. 2 Court.Serena also beat Vesnina in the singles tournament, advancing to the final at the All England Club for the ninth time. Venus, however, lost her semifinal match to Angelique Kerber.The Williams sisters have combined for 11 singles titles at Wimbledon and five as a doubles team -- the last coming in 2012.Overall, Serena and Venus have won 13 Grand Slam doubles titles.---3:43 p.m.Angelique Kerber has reached her second Grand Slam final, beating Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 in the Wimbledon semifinals.Kerber, who won the Australian Open this year, will face Serena Williams in Saturdays final.Kerber beat the younger Williams sister in the Australian Open final for her first major title.---3:39 p.m.Angelique Kerber is serving for the match while leading Venus Williams 6-4, 5-4 in the Wimbledon semifinals.---3:06 p.m.Angelique Kerber won the first set of her Wimbledon semifinal match against Venus Williams 6-4.Kerber, the Australian Open champion, held for only the second time in the set in the final game. Venus held her serve only once.---2:49 p.m.Angelique Kerber leads Venus Williams 3-2 in the first set of the Wimbledon semifinals, with neither player able to hold serve so far.---2 p.m.Serena Williams is in the Wimbledon final for the ninth time.The six-time champion beat Elena Vesnina 6-2, 6-0 on Centre Court, breaking the Russians opening two service games in the first set and all three in the second.Williams is now 9-1 in Wimbledon semifinals, with her only loss at that stage coming against older sister Venus in 2000.Serena will face either five-time champion Venus or Angelique Kerber in Saturdays final. Those two play later Thursday on Centre Court.Serena and Venus have met in four Wimbledon finals, with Serena winning three and Venus winning one.---1:49 p.m.Serena Williams has again taken a 3-0 lead, this time in the second set, by breaking Elena Vesninas opening two service games in the Wimbledon semifinals.Williams already won the first set 6-2.---1:38 p.m.Serena Williams won the first set of her Wimbledon semifinal match against Elena Vesnina 6-2.The top-seeded Williams, a six-time champion at the All England Club, broke Vesninas serve twice at the start of the match for 4-0. She then held twice more to take the set.---1:20 p.m.Serena Williams is off to fast start in the Wimbledon semifinals, breaking Elena Vesninas serve twice to take an early 3-0 lead on Centre Court.---12:20 p.m.If Serena and Venus Williams with their semifinals on Thursday, they will face each other in the Wimbledon final for the fifth time.Serena beat her older sister in the 2002 and 03 finals, but Venus won the next one in 2008. A year later, Serena again triumphed.Last year, the American sisters met in the fourth round, with Serena winning en route to her sixth title at the All England Club.The Williams sisters also met in the semifinals in 2000, with Venus winning and going on to win her first Wimbledon title.---12:05 p.m.Serena and Venus Williams will be back on court, separately, to play for a spot in the Wimbledon final.Serena, a six-time champion at the All England Club, will be first on Centre Court against Elena Vesnina in the semifinals. Following that match, five-time Wimbledon champion Venus will take on Angelique Kerber.The winners will play in Saturdays final.But Serena and Venus wont be done after their singles, and neither will Vesnina. The American sisters will play in the doubles tournament on No. 2 Court later Thursday, taking on Vesnina and Ekaterina Makarova in the quarterfinals.ATLANTA -- Russell Westbrook extended his streak of triple-doubles to six games, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 102-99 victory over the skidding Atlanta Hawks on Monday night.Westbrook scored 32 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and doled out 12 assists, giving him the NBAs longest streak of triple-doubles since Michael Jordan had seven in a row in 1989.Westbrooks run has sparked a six-game winning streak by the Thunder. Hes now reached double figures in all three categories in half of the Thunders 22 games.By contrast, Jordan had 15 triple-doubles for the entire 1988-89 season.Westbrook kept his streak alive with plenty of time to spare. Despite a poor start shooting, he already had 15 points and 11 rebounds when he picked up his 10th assist with 6:20 left in the third quarter.Scooping up a loose ball after a turnover by the Hawks, Westbrook led a 2-on-1 that ended with a pass to Victor Oladipo for a layup that gave the Thunder a 69-59 lead.Westbrook, who missed eight of his first nine shots, suddenly found his touch in the third quarter. He made five of his next seven shots, three of them beyond the arc, and finished with 16 points in the period as the Thunder stretched a one-point halftime lead to 83-69 heading to the fourth.Atlanta rallied down the stretch, but Westbrook closed it out for the Thunder. He finished with 27 second-half points to send the Hawks to their seventh straight loss and 10th defeat in the last 11 games.Its the longest losing streak for the Hawks since they dropped eight in a row in February 2014.Coach Mike Budenholzer decided to shake things up, sending Kyle Korver to the bench and putting Thabo Sefolosha in the starting lineup. The Hawks also were bolstered by the return of Paul Millsap, who haad missed three straight games with a sore hip.dddddddddddd He led five players in double figures with 24 points.It didnt matter. Westbrook made sure of that.Atlanta had a shot to send the game to overtime after Korver forced a jump ball.The Thunder clamped down defensively off the inbounds play, and Tim Hardaway Jr.s desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer failed to hit the rim.MONSTER JAMOladipo wasnt afraid to take on Dwight Howard in the lane.During the second quarter, the 6-foot-4 Thunder guard drove the baseline and slammed one over Atlantas 6-11 center, rocking the rim and drawing gasps from the crowd.Oladipo savored the moment, pumping his fists, stomping his feet and posing briefly in the lane even as the Hawks took off the other way.RECRUITING DWIGHTBilly Donovan made a recruiting pitch to Howard while coaching at Florida.During his pregame chat with the media, the Oklahoma City coach recounted a visit to Howard and his father at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy.Donovan quickly gave up any hope of getting Howard to attend college.All I had to do was watch one AAU game and then I stopped recruiting him immediately, he quipped.Howard, of course, went straight from high school to the NBA in the days before the rules required at least one year of college. He was the first overall pick of the Orlando Magic in 2004.UP NEXTThunder: Off until Friday, when they host the Houston Rockets.Hawks: Back in action Wednesday when the Miami Heat visit Philips Arena.---Follow Paul Newberry on Twitter at www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963 . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/paul-newberry . ' ' '