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London – Kevin Anderson became the first South African in 24 years to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a 7-6 (7/4) 7-6 (7/2) 5-7 7- 6 (7/4) win against Frenchman Gael Monfils Monday
Eighth-seeded Anderson faces reigning champion Roger Federer for a spot in the semi-final.
Federer, eight-time Wimbledon champion, 4-0 Wayne Ferreira was the last South African to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals in 1994.
Serena Williams played in her 13th quarter-final of Wimbledon as seven-time champion beat Russia's Evgeniya Rodina 6-2 6-2 in just 62 minutes Monday
Williams, who won the Wimbledon title in his last two visits in 2015 and 2016, is now on a winning streak of 18 games at the All England Club.
Having missed Wimbledon in 2017 while she was preparing to have her first child in September, Serena is in pole position to win her first Grand Slam crown since her maternity
The 36-year-old player confronts Tuesday the Italian number 52 Camila Giorgi for a place in the semifinals. When asked if it was a perfect showcase, Serena admitted that she was never satisfied.
"I'm a perfectionist, I always find something wrong," she says.
Kiki Bertens is busy the last of the 10 win of 6-3, 7-6 (7/1) on the seventh-seeded Czech Karolina Pliskova
This is the first time in Wimbledon's story that none of the top 10 women's ladies has reached the quarterfinals.
German 11th seed Angelique Kerber became the top ranked player to reach the quarter-finals after outclbading Belinda Bencic 6-3 7-6 (5).
The demise of her top 10 seeds led her to believe that she could repeat her 2016 run
Federer only needed 16 minutes to win the first set in a defeat of 6-0 7-5 6-4 against Adrian Mannarino of France to reach his 16th quarter-final at Wimbledon.
Federer, 36, seeded now has won 32 straight sets at Wimbledon, just two behind his record set from the third round in 2005 at his title The Triumph in 2006.
"It was crucial for him to stay in the game at the beginning of the second run and then it became more difficult, "said Federer after his sixth win in six games against the southpaw Mannarino. 19659002] "You still tend to play better against better players and I'm happy to be back in the second week of Wimbledon."
Milos Raonic shot 37 aces and 74 winners to defeat Mackenzie McDonald's United States. Quarterfinals for the fourth time
The 27-year-old Canadian, who finished second behind Andy Murray in 2016, triumphed 6-3 6-4 6-7 (5/7) 6-2. [19659002] The 13th seeded will face either the ninth seeded American John Isner, or the 31st seeded Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas for a place in the semifinals.
Reuters, AFP
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