Untroubled Serena Williams into Wimbledon quarterfinal

Serena Williams Wimbledon


United States’ Serena Williams celebrates winning a point against Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro in a women’s singles match during day seven of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, July 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams coasted into the quarterfinal on Monday beating Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2, 6-2.

The path for the 37-year-old American of equalling Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 Grand Slam titles appears significantly easier.

Her quarter-final opponent on Tuesday will be Alison Riske who knocked out world number one Ashleigh Barty earlier on Monday.

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