Wimbledon 2012 Results: Winners and Highlights from Top Matches

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Published: July 3, 2012

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Wimbledon has been full of surprises, but action on Tuesday went mostly as expected.

It was a rough day for the American men, Serena Williams and Petra Kvitova met in a premier match of powerful, top-ranked ladies and a battle of German doubles partners went down to the wire.

Wimbledon may have already lost elite players like Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova, but this tournament still has plenty of compelling matchups left. Let's review the ones that went down on Tuesday.

 

Serena Williams Prevails Against Petra Kvitova in the Quarters




 

Serena Williams (6) 6 7 Petra Kvitova (4) 3 5  



Serena Williams did not always manage to get her first serve in—in fact, she only put it in play 59 percent of the time—but when she did, she had great success. She finished the match with 13 aces and won 31 of the 36 points after keeping her first serve in play.

Kvitova—the defending Wimbledon champion—certainly didn't play poorly on this day. She had a break and set point up 5-4 in the second, but Williams recovered to win the set before breaking Kvitova and eventually finishing her off.

Williams was in control of this match throughout, and she looks poised to her fifth Wimbledon title.

 

No Luck for the American Men in the Fourth Round




 

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (5) 4 7(7) 6 6 Mardy Fish (10) 6 6(4) 4 4  

Brian Baker 1 6(4) 3 Philipp Kohlschreiber (27)
6 7(7) 6  

Well, the return of Mardy Fish and the wonderful run by Brian Baker has come to an end at Wimbledon. Fish won the first set and had a chance to go up two, but Tsonga stole the tiebreaker and never looked back, winning the oft rain-delayed match.

Meanwhile, Baker departed without a bang against Kohlschreiber. Baker's run to the fourth r...
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