Kerber leads way into women’s quarterfinals at Wimbledon

Kerber has flown a little under the radar so far but is the only woman left in the draw not to have dropped a set.

Sixteen years after winning her first of five crowns on London’s hallowed grass courts, and five years after being diagnosed with Sjogren’s syndrome, Venus will play Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber for a place in the final.

Venus Williams is the oldest woman to reach the semi-finals at Wimbledon in over 20 years. “She played great matches”, Kerber said after beating Romanian fifth seed Simona Halep.

The next Wimbledon 2016 match won’t be the first time since the two have already played four times against each other.

Her next opponent, old foe Kuznetsova, reached the Wimbledon fourth round for the first time in eight years with a 6-7 (1) 6-2 8-6 win over American Sloane Stephens.

Kerber, who shocked Serena Williams in January’s final in Melbourne to claim her maiden Grand Slam title, broke serve twice in each set and held her own delivery throughout.

Play on some of the outside courts has been suspended, however, with Venus Williams leading 4-2 in a first-set tiebreaker against Carla Suarez Navarro.

Querrey, who beat Novak Djokovic in the third round, is the first American man to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals since Mardy Fish in 2011. The 6-foot-6 (1.98-meter) Croat beat Federer in the semifinals of the 2009 U.S. Open, which he won for his only Grand Slam title.

At the end of her post-match press conference, Germany’s Angelique Kerber explained what she liked about her national football team’s abilities. “I think I’m playing like in Australia”, she told reporters after her 7-5 7-6(2) win.

Third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska has lost at Wimbledon, falling to Dominika Cibulkova 6-3, 5-7, 9-7 in the fourth round.

“When I came onto the tour the two Williams sisters were always the top favorites but in the meantime I have won against them both and so the respect is there”, the German said.

The 24-year-old was heading out when she fell a break behind to the powerful Keys in the second set, having squandered four set points in the opener, but she battled back and took ruthless advantage as Keys began cramping.

Yaroslava Shvedova also made her first ever elite eight at Wimbledon. Unseeded player will face World No. 1 Serena Williams. And even the tiebreaker, it seemed like she was going to win it, and somehow walked out of that with the set.

“I think I’m playing my best tennis right now”.

Serena Williams kept her bid for a record-equalling 22nd grand slam title on track at Wimbledon, overpowering Russian 13th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in a 7-5 6-0 in the fourth-round on Monday.