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Wimbledon: Women's quarters have American flair

By The Sports Xchange
Great Britain's Andy Murray celebraes a point in his match against Croatian Ivo Karlovic on day Seven of the 2015 Wimbledon championships, London on July 06, 2015.Murray won the match 7-6, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI.
Great Britain's Andy Murray celebraes a point in his match against Croatian Ivo Karlovic on day Seven of the 2015 Wimbledon championships, London on July 06, 2015.Murray won the match 7-6, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI. | License Photo

Andy Murray advanced to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon for the eighth consecutive year, defeating Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (7), 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 on Monday at the All England Club in London.

Serena Williams beat her big sister, Venus, on Centre Court to improve to 15-11 in 26 career meetings between the American women. Serena Williams won 6-4, 6-3 and has a Grand Slam winning streak of 25 matches. Serena Williams last played Venus Williams on grass at the 2012 London Olympics and won 6-1, 6-2.

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"It's hard to feel excited about (beating) someone you root for all the time no matter what and who you love so much and she's your best friend in the world," Serena said of playing her older sister. "It's never easy but you just play for the competition and enjoy the moment."

Up next for Williams in her quest to win four consecutive Grand Slam events is Victoria Azarenka. Azarenka beat 18-year-old Belinda Bencic of Switzerland 6-2, 6-3, but is 0-9 against Williams in Grand Slam events.

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Three American women, including Williams, are in the quarterfinals. CoCo Vandeweghe and Madison Keys won to reach the final 16. Vandeweghe will next face fourth-seeded Maria Sharapova, who won Monday to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2011.

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