Wimbledon 2016: Results, Highlights, Tuesday Scores Recap from London

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Published: July 5, 2016

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Top seed and defending champion Serena Williams and sister Venus Williams both advanced to the semifinals of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships with victories Tuesday, leaving them one win apiece from a showdown in Saturday's title match. 

The Williams sisters will be joined in the penultimate round by No. 4 seed Angelique Kerber and surprise semifinalist Elena Vesnina. Tuesday also saw the conclusion of the men's round of 16 as Tomas Berdych punched his ticket to the quarterfinals.

Let's check out a complete set of scores from Day 8 at the All England Club. That's followed by a recap of the day's top storylines as the season's third major begins to near its conclusion.

 

Tuesday's Singles Results

 

Day 8 Recap

For quite a while, it appeared the days of the Williams sisters battling for major titles were a thing of the past. While Venus never stopped fighting despite health issues, she hadn't reached a Grand Slam semifinal since 2010, reaching the quarterfinals just twice in her previous 19 major appearances.

It makes her current journey at Wimbledon all the more impressive. The elder Williams sister looks rejuvenated at the age of 36. She played smart, efficient tennis to eliminate Yaroslava Shvedova in the quarters with 15 winners and just 12 unforced errors.

Afterward, she joked about how good it feels to reach this stage of a marquee event, even though it's merely routine for her sister, per Greg Garber of ESPN:

I love playing the game. I always have. Of course, winning matches it makes it much sweeter. The wins and the losses always lead to these big moments, unless you're Serena Williams. But as Venus Williams, this is an awesome day.

Meanwhile, Serena continued her recent run of terrific play with a straight-sets triumph over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. The top-ranked player in the world began the tournament a bit sluggishly, but...
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