Four-time champion Venus Williams swept into the quarter-finals at Wimbledon on Monday with an impressive display of power tennis against Russian teenager Alisa Kleybanova. Williams, firmly on course to meet her sister Serena in the final, won 6-3 6-4 and waxed lyrical afterwards about her love affair with Wimbledon.
"This is the most important tournament in tennis as far as history and, I guess, prestige, and it's just wonderful to win here." "I just love it here. It's just that simple," said Venus who with Serena has dominated 21st century Wimbledon.
Earlier, twice former champion Serena Williams produced her best display at Wimbledon this year to wallop Bethanie Mattek 6-3 6-3 in their all-American fourth round match on Monday. Williams followed her sister Venus on to Court Two and into the quarter-finals where she will meet either fourth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia or Polish 14th seed Agnieszka Radwanska.