Serena Williams reached her eighth Wimbledon semifinal by knocking out defending champion Petra Kvitova in straight sets with another commanding serving performance on Tuesday. Playing underneath the closed roof on Centre Court while rain halted play elsewhere at the All England Club, Williams hit 13 aces — including three in the last game — to [...]
Serena Williams knocks off defending Wimbledon champion Kvitova
July 3, 2012 | Posted by
Serena Williams knocks off defending Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova Serena Williams’s bid for a fifth Wimbledon singles championship gained momentum Tuesday, when she stifled the defending champion, Petra Kvitova, 6-2, 7-5, to advance to the semifinals. Williams will play either second-seeded Victoria Azarenka or unseeded Tamira Paszek, who were to play later in the afternoon. [...]
