Venus Williams on course for 6th Wimbledon title

Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams scaled through her last eight match keeping her hopes of winning a sixth Wimbledon title alive.

37-year-old Williams knocked out her 20-year-old opponent, Jelena Ostapenko, 6-3 7-5 in one hour and 13 minutes on Centre Court on Tuesday.

The American is just one victory away from her ninth final at the All England Club, as she eyes her first Grand Slam since 2008.

Williams, who is the oldest player to reach the last four since Martina Navratilova in 1994, dominated Wimbledon between 2000 and 2009, winning five titles and finishing runner-up in another three finals.

She says she doesn’t think about her age.

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“I feel quite capable, to be honest, and powerful,” she said.

“So whatever age that is, as long as I feel like that, then I know that I can contend for titles every time.”

Williams will now play either Britain’s Johanna Konta – who defeated Simona Halep 6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 also on Tuesday – in the last four.

In the other half of the draw, 2015 finalist Garbine Muguruza secured her spot in the last-four, beating Svetlana Kuznetsova in straight sets.

The Spaniard – who is the 14th seed at the All England Club – won 6-3 6-4 with relative ease and will go onto face either America’s Coco Vandeweghe or Slovakia’s Magdalena Rybarikova.

 

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