Manic Monday At Wimbledon

Serena Williams topped sister Venus to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals, and Andy Murray advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the eighth consecutive year, defeating Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (7), 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 on Monday at the All England Club in London.

No. 2-seeded Roger Federer and No. 4-seeded Stan Wawrinka also advanced to the quarterfinals with victories, but top-seeded Novak Djokovic finds himself in a struggle.

Djokovic lost the first two sets to 14th-seeded Kevin Anderson in tiebreakers before rallying to win the next two sets 6-1, 6-4. The match was suspended by darkness at that point, with the fifth set to be played Tuesday.

Serena Williams beat her big sister, Venus, on Centre Court to improve to 15-11 in 26 career meetings between the American women. Serena Williams won 6-4, 6-3 and has a Grand Slam winning streak of 25 matches. Serena Williams last played Venus Williams on grass at the 2012 London Olympics and won 6-1, 6-2.

“It’s hard to feel excited about (beating) someone you root for all the time no matter what and who you love so much and she’s your best friend in the world,” Serena said of playing her older sister. “It’s never easy but you just play for the competition and enjoy the moment.”

Up next for Williams in her quest to win four consecutive Grand Slam events is Victoria Azarenka. Azarenka beat 18-year-old Belinda Bencic of Switzerland 6-2, 6-3, but is 0-9 against Williams in Grand Slam events.

Three American women, including Williams, are in the quarterfinals. CoCo Vandeweghe and Madison Keys won to reach the final 16. Vandeweghe will next face fourth-seeded Maria Sharapova, who won Monday to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2011.

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