Maria Sharapova advanced to the semifinals of the Wimbledon women's championship for the first time since 2011 with a two-hour, 48-minute slugfest with powerful 23-year-old American Coco Vandeweghe on Centre Court at the All England Club on Tuesday.
Her reward is a Thursday match with Serena Williams, who had 16 consecutive wins over Sharapova and is 17-2 all-time in her career in that matchup.