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Here’s the one element that might give Muguruza a hint of hope: In the French Open’s second round previous year, she stunned Williams 6-2, 6-2, the most lopsided loss in Williams’ 318-match Grand Slam career. Muguruza saves match point with a cross-court victor...

Three major titles later, Williams will meet Muguruza again – but the elder stateswoman does not expect the young Spaniard to be fearful.

Eds: Updates with Sharapova quote, corrects to 27 matches in 3rd paragraph. “But I want to win this tournament”.

“They helped me rather than hindered me”, said Federer who said he was looking forward to meeting Murray. She’s the first Spanish woman to advance to the Wimbledon final since Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in 1996. Then again, there was no shame in a 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-4...

So a reporter asked Williams whether Drake might be a “lucky mascot”.

It’s a huge day of tennis at Wimbledon today as big names of the tournament take to the court on the first day of the second week.

Vandeweghe was playing in her first Grand Slam quarterfinal match. Another is assured of elimination.

Her game in high gear, history in the offing, Serena Williams is perfectly content to let everyone else talk about what a victory in the Wimbledon final would mean.

Wimbledon will hold a minute of silence at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the London bombings.

It was not her best match, but she came out the victor, which was all that mattered.

In the last round she was just points away from being knocked out in what would have been a massive shock by Britain’s Heather Watson.

Kyrgios, a 26th-seeded Australian, reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals past year in his debut appearance.

It was a successful day for American women as CoCo Vandeweghe and Madison Keys joined Serena Williams in reaching the quarter-finals.

Cilic had only won five sets against the Serb in all their previous matches.

The men’s semifinalists have been decided at Wimbledon but it took a marathon quarterfinal between Frenchman Richard Gasquet and French Open tennis champion Stan Wawrinka to find the final four.