•Serena, Venus too
Roger Federer reached his 14th Wimbledon quarterfinal and tied Martina Navratilova’s all-time Grand Slam record of 306 match wins yesterday.
The seven-time champion achieved his double landmark by seeing off Steve Johnson of the United States 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 in the fourth round on Centre Court.
Also, Andy Murray made it back into the Wimbledon quarterfinals, beating Nick Kyrgios 7-5, 6-1, 6-4. Murray, the 2013 Wimbledon champion, has reached at least the quarterfinals every year since 2008.
In the Women’s category, Serena Williams powered into her 12th Wimbledon quarterfinal as the defending champion celebrated American Independence Day with a 7-5, 6-0 victory over Russian 13th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Serena’s elder sister,Venus became the oldest Wimbledon women’s quarterfinalist for 22 years as the five-time champion defeated Spanish 12th seed Carla Suarez Navarro 7-6 (7/3), 6-4. Aged 36, Williams is the oldest to make the last eight since 37-year-old Martina Navratilova’s run to the final in 1994.