The Wimbledon women's singles final between Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber on Saturday, July 14 will not start before 2pm local time.

It will follow the completion of the men's singles semfinal between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic which did not finish on Friday. That match resumes at 1pm with Djokovic leading 2-1 in the best-of-five sets encounter. 

Garbiñe Muguruza with the Venus Rosewater Dish after her 2017 triumph

The 2017 women's singles final was between America's five-time champion Venus Williams and Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain. Muguruza defeated Williams in straight sets to claim her second Slam title, winning 7-5, 6-0.

Serena Williams has reached her 10th Wimbledon final, having won seven, including beating Kerber in 2016.

But Williams and Kerber are tied 1-1 in Slam finals with the German winning the 2016 Australian Open.

It is the 12th successive year for Williams playing a Slam final, she ties Chris Evert's record in the Open Era.

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Serena Williams celebrates her 2016 Wimbledon victory

There has been an increase in the overall prize money for Wimbledon this year to £34 million ($45,573,191), up from £31.6 million ($42,356,259) in 2017.

The winner of the women's singles tournament this year will collect £2.25 million ($3,017,208) in prize money, along with the Venus Rosewater Dish.

The runner-up will receive £1.125 million ($1,508,675), with the losing semifinalists collecting £562,000 ($753,486).

Quarterfinalists receive £281,000 ($375,789), while those who exit at the fourth-round stage pick up £163,000 ($217,987).

Players eliminated in the third round collect £100,000 ($133,750), those reaching the second round receive £63,000 ($84,262) and exiting in the first round means is worth £31,500 ($42,131).

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