Venus Williams — who is playing in her 20th Wimbledon — defeated her 19-year-old opponent, Ana Konjuh, 6-3, 6-2 on Manic Monday without losing her serve once.
With the win, Williams advances to the quarterfinals, where she will face 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko for the first time.
With her first singles win on Centre Court in 6 years, Venus is into her second straight #Wimbledon quarterfinal, beating Konjuh 6-3, 6-2.
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) July 10, 2017
Williams started the match by holding to love with three winners, two of which came from the backhand wing. She later held to 15 with two aces to go up 2-1. Konjuh, in the next game, fought off a break point to tie the set 2-2.
At 3-3, Williams executed a love hold that included a slice ace. The American then had three break points, converting the second one on a Konjuh forehand that missed long. Williams consolidated to love on an unreturned serve to take the first set 6-3.
At 1-1 in the second, Williams had a break point at 30-40, but Konjuh saved it by making a forehand drop shot winner. But Williams got the break later on at ad out.
In the game that followed, Williams faced a break point, but she fought it off with an unreturned serve. Konjuh got another break point opportunity later in the game, but Williams erased it with a backhand volley winner. Williams went on to take a 3-1 lead.
Konjuh lost her serve at love in the next game, giving Williams a two-break advantage. The five-time Wimbledon singles champion then held to 30 for 5-1.
Konjuh afterward saved three consecutive match points to bring the score to 2-5. But Williams held to 15, winning the second set 6-2 and advancing to the quarterfinals.
Ostapenko, Williams’s opponent in the next round, had a straight-sets win earlier in the day over the tournament’s fourth seed, Elina Svitolina, 6-3, 7-6 (6).
The quarterfinal match against 20-year-old Ostapenko will be Williams’s third consecutive round against young, big-hitting opposition. (Williams’s third-round opponent was 19-year-old Naomi Osaka.)
“[Konjuh] hits the ball hard,” Williams said after the match. “All of my opponents have served amazing, hit really hard. So I think it was great preparation for me to be able to … get used to that sort of pace.”
