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“If I will not be in the finals, then I want her to win, ” said Halep, who routed Williams in last October’s end-of-season WTA championships.

Of all the storylines in sport right now, none are more significant than the one about Serena Williams and her historic quest to complete the first Calendar Grand Slam of her career.

Serena said: “I always say I wouldn’t be the player I am today if it wasn’t for Venus“.

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

Agnieszka Radwanska continued her love affair with Wimbledon by defeating WTA Rising Star Madison Keys to return to the semifinals for the third time in four years.

Yes, Madison Keys, a smiling 20-year-old from Boca Raton, Florida, and Coco Vandeweghe, a laughing 23-year-old from Rancho Sante Fe, California, are into the final eight at the All England Club.

Some 17 years after the inseparable siblings first met in the professional arena, neither Williams asked or offered any quarter.