Serena Williams easily made way into the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the 14th time defeating Carla Suarez Navarro on the No. 1 court with points settled at 6-2,6-2. Williams won six sets straight from 3-2 to easily grasp the match. She raised both her arms in celebration after the fifth break getting a 5-2 lead in the second set. Serena set out to victory with Navarro sending a backhand wide.
Serena is well on her way to eighth Wimbledon Title after finishing on the losing side last year against Angelique Kerber. William has never lost a set against Navarro in the seven meetings that they have played. Williams will be facing fellow American Alison Riske, who has recently defeated Ash Barty creating an upset.
Serena Williams doing @serenawilliams things 👌#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/kOBtAHpfjY
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 8, 2019
Wimbledon 2019 is full of anticipations
Also, Barbora Stycova came back from a set and a break down to defeat Elise Mertens 4-6, 7-5, 6-2. Mertens was ahead in the second set with 5-2 but went on to lose 9 straight sets to go to 4-0 down in the second.
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American player Alison Riske came from a set down to upset the Top ranked Ash Barty 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 at Wimbledon to reach her first Quarter-finals. She will be facing Serena Williams in the quarter-finals.
Zhang Shuai defeated Dayana Yastremska 6-4,1-6,6-2.
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Tennis is ongoing on the busiest day in Grand Slam tennis: as the Wimbledon’s famously called “Manic Monday”. Top-ranked Ash Barty is taking on 55th ranked Alison Riske on court no. 2.
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All England Club’s head thinks that Fabio Fognini should be levied a fine following his third round loss, that he wished that Wimbledon would be hit by a bomb. But Fabio soon apologized for his rash comment. As the area was hit by more than 1000 bombs during World War II with 16 falling on playing grounds.
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Buckle up, it's Manic Monday at #Wimbledon
We've got you covered from every angle as it happens 👇 https://t.co/DRvgRt9L2c
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 8, 2019
A star-studded cast that includes the likes of Serena Williams, 15-year-old sensation Gauff and men’s sensational three Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are on schedule after Wimbledon resumes after a day off. All the matches are scheduled on the so-called Manic Monday.
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