Federer, Williams advance to quaterfinals
Published:Monday | June 28, 2010 | 1:28 PM
Defending champions Roger Federer and Serena Williams have won in straight sets today to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals.
Venus Williams and Kim Clijsters also reached the final eight.
Federer, chasing a record-tying seventh Wimbledon singles title, swept past 16th-seeded Jurgen Melzer 6-3, 6-2, 6-3.
Serena Williams beat former champion Maria Sharapova 7-6, 6-4 in a rematch of the 2004 final won by the Russian. Williams served 19 aces for the second straight match.
Five-time champion Venus Williams overcame 92nd-ranked Jarmila Groth of Australia 6-4, 7-6.
And Clijsters rallied to beat Justine Henin 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 in a duel between two Belgians and former Number One-ranked players returning to Wimbledon after coming out of retirement.