Sabine Lisicki reached her first grand slam semifinal yesterday by beating 2007 finalist Marion Bartoli 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-1 under the Centre Court roof on another wet day at Wimbledon.
Champion and top seed Rafa Nadal feared his Wimbledon was over when he sustained a mystery foot injury yesterday but he fought through the pain to overcome awkward Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro and advance to the quarter-finals.
Defending champion Serena Williams was eliminated by Marion Bartoli 6-3, 7-6 (6) in the fourth round of Wimbledon yesterday, cutting short her return to grand slam tennis after nearly a year out with serious health problems.
Peng Shuai, China's last hope at Wimbledon, said she would be ready for Maria Sharapova when the 20th seed goes head to head with the Russian 2004 champion.
China's Peng Shuai defeated Melinda Czink from Hungary 6-2, 7-6(5) on Saturday to reach the women's singles last 16 at Wimbledon Championships for the first time.