Serena Williams blasts past Pavlyuchenkova to make semi-finals

Defending champion Serena Williams roared ino the semi-finals at Wimbledon with a straight sets demolition of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

The world number one won 6-4 6-4 against an opponent who battled hard, but never looked like causing a shock result as Williams broke in the tenth games of both sets to set up a semi-final against Dominika Cibulková or Elena Vesnina in the last four.

She is still on course for a potential final against sister Venus Williams, who outclassed Kazakhstan's Yaroslava Shvedova on Court One in the quarter-finals.

Venus, now 36, will play Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber in the last four, the German having beaten Simona Halep on Tuesday.

Serena Williams celebrates. - Eurosport

"I'm excited to win that one, it felt really good," said Williams.

"I knew I had a really tough opponent. One thing I learnt this year is to just focus on the match.

"Regardless, both of us (Serena and sister Venus) are just happy to be in the semi-finals. I want her to win. We are playing doubles later on."

Results from the Wimbledon Women's Singles Quarterfinal matches on Tuesday

Elena Vesnina (Russia) beat 19-Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) 6-2 6-2

1-Serena Williams (U.S.) beat 21-Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) 6-4 6-4

8-Venus Williams (U.S.) beat Yaroslava Shvedova (Kazakhstan) 7-6(5) 6-2

4-Angelique Kerber (Germany) beat 5-Simona Halep (Romania) 7-5 7-6(2)

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