© AELTCThe ladies had the main courts all to themselves as they played their quarterfinal matches, delivering plenty of drama.
Five-time Wimbledon champion and last year's finalist Venus Williams was predicted to win easily against 82-ranked Tsvetana Pironkova. Instead it was the Bulgarian woman who played aggressively and dismissed the former champion 6-2 6-3. It's worthwhile to note that a day earlier, it was another player ranked 82 in the world who took out a big American name (Yen-Hsun Lu defeating Andy Roddick). The shock of Venus losing so thoroughly hadn't even had time to settle before the tournament had its second shocking upset of the day. Two-time Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters faded after winning the first set to lose in three sets to Vera Zvonareva halting the Belgian's hopes of getting her first Wimbledon title.
© AELTCBucking the upset trend, top seed Serena Williams handled a potentially dangerous opponent in 9th seed Na Li by taking her out in straights. Serena has not lost a set the entire tournament and has only lost her serve twice. Finally, Kaia Kanepi was expected to win against lower-ranked Petra Kvitova and was on her way with a 4-0 lead in the third set until things unraveled quickly. Kvitova ending up mounting an impressive comeback winning 8-6 in the third set saving five match points!
Semifinal Preview: Everyone expected Serena to make it through to the final four, but who could've ever predicted that the other three would be Zvonareva, Kvitova, and Pironkova? I certainly didn't. One thing is clear though, Serena will either get her 4th Wimbledon title this weekend or we'll have our second surprise first-time Slam winner this year. With everything happening this year, I wouldn't be surprised by the latter, but I'm not betting on it happening.
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