Serena Williams of USA serves the ball during her Ladies' singles fourth round match against Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan on day seven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 2, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Four-time champion Serena Williams overcame windy conditions and a gritty 65th-ranked opponent Monday to pull out another three-set victory and reach the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.
The sixth-seeded American won the last three games of the final set to beat Kazakhstani wild card Yaroslava Shvedova 6-1, 2-6, 7-5, in cool and gusty conditions on Court 2.
Williams hopped in joy with both feet in the air after hitting a big forehand that forced an error by Shvedova on the first match point, ending a hard-hitting contest that lasted nearly two hours.
Williams will next face the winner of the fourth-round match between defending champion Petra Kvitova and former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
