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Kerber, Williams sisters through to last four

Davis Van OpdorpJuly 5, 2016

Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber ousted Simona Halep to reach the last four at Wimbledon for a second time. Kerber will likely have to beat both Williams sisters if she is to secure a second Grand Slam crown.

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Angelique Kerber
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Kerber, the fourth seed, prevailed 7-5 7-6 in a hard-hitting Centre Court contest against fifth-seeded Romanian Halep in a match that featured 13 breaks of serve.

“When did somebody who dropped serve six times still win a quarterfinal at Wimbledon,” Kerber, the only woman yet to drop a set, said.

Next up for the German left hander is five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams, who dispatched Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 7-6 6-2 to reach the last four for the first time since 2009.

Oldest woman

The oldest woman to make the semifinals at a major in 22 years at 36, Venus was joined in the last four by sister Serena.

The world number one and top seed, a six-time winner at the All England Club and the defending champion, thumped Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4 6-4 to set up a meeting with another Russian, unseeded Elena Vesnina.

Serena is chasing a 22ndGrand Slam singles title to match Steffi Graf’s Open Era record.

London Serena Williams
Defending champion Williams faces Elena Vesnina in last fourImage: picture-alliance/AP Photo/Ben Curtis

“We are playing doubles later so we’re just glad to both get through to the semifinals,” Serena said.

“I was just trying to win my match, I had a tough opponent,” added the 34-year-old American. “If I can’t get any further then I definitely want Venus to win.”

The men’s quarterfinals take place on Wednesday, with British second seed Andy Murray and third-seeded Swiss Roger Federer taking on Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Marin Cilic respectively.