After the traditional Sunday recess in Wimbledon, the activity continued on Monday in both branches and the surprises, again, did not wait, the American Serena Williams, who did not have problems to finding her spot between the eight best of the tournament.
The also North American Alison Riske dispatched with partial of 3-6, 6-2 and 6-3 to the preclassified No. 1 Ashleigh Barty to seal her spot with a player who seems to be the an eternal favorite regardless of the Grand Slam this is perhaps the most complicated test of her career as she will measure one of the most experienced and dominant tennis players in tennis.
Serena Williams had no problem leaving the Spanish Carla Suárez Navarro on the road to take the game in two sets by identical 6-2 and thus be a game to measure the host Johanna Konta, who must first overcome the obstacle the Czech Barbora Strycova.
In the bottom part of the draw was also No. 3 Karolina Pliskova at the hands of her compatriot Karolina Muchova in a dramatic match that went to tie break in the third and was defined for No. 68 by 13-11.
Simona Halep, who also knows what it is like to occupy the position of honor in tennis, wants to return to a Grand Slam final, but first she must overcome the Chinese Shuai Zhang to head towards what could be the most striking final against Serena Williams .