Serena Williams knows that the top-10 Wimbledon statistics needs an asterisk

Williams hit serves up to 118 mph, delivering 10 aces, including four in a match. (Source: AP)

Serena Williams estimates that this statistic needs an asterisk: For the first time since Wimbledon started sowing players in the 1920s, none of the 10 best women have ever been in the game. reached the quarter-finals.

in the professional era of half a century with zero top-10 seeds in the final eight women's finals.

"I do not think it has happened to that extreme, but I have never been ranked where I am," Williams said Monday after his fourth straight win of the fortnight. "Usually, I'm one of those few seeds that are fighting again and again in the tournament, now that I'm not, it's coming."

Bidding for an eighth championship at the All England Club, Williams will be back on the field on Tuesday, but she is ranked only 25th, which represents a big increase As she keeps reminding people, it's only her fourth tournament since she's missed out more. One year of action because she was pregnant and she gave birth to a girl last September.

I arrive at the place where I want to be, "said Williams." For me, there is so much further that I want to go to get back to where I was and j & # 39; 39, hope to go beyond. "

That might sound a bit scary for the opponents.The 36-year-old American, who has spent more than 300 weeks ranked No. 1, looks superb until he Williams' final match took only 62 minutes and was not really a contest, a 6-2, 6-2 win in which she compiled a 30-5 lead in the winners against Evgeniya Rodina, a qualified Russian ranked 120th who dealt with "

The Williams coup serves up to 118 mph, delivering 10 aces, including four in a game.

" It's the speed and placement, "said Rodina about what makes Williams' service so effective." He's 115, and she puts the ball near the line. "

The only time Williams lost a service match, reducing her lead in the second set to 3-2, she broke to love to start a match three Williams has not yet faced a seeded player, and she does not Nor will it be Tuesday, facing Camila Giorgi, of Italy, ranked 52nd.

She was asked what she liked the most Williams plays, Giorgi replied, "I'm not tennis."

Here's a hint, Camila: Williams is now only three wins from a 24th Grand Slam, which would add to her own professional-era record and Margaret's equal mark of all-time court . Consider also that the other 15 women in the fourth round action on Monday have a combined three major trophies: Angelique Kerber has two, Jelena Ostapenko the other.

Tuesday, No. 11 Kerber will play No. 14 Daria Kasatkina, and No. 12 Ostapenko face Dominika Cibulkova, runner-up of the Australian Open 2014. Karolina Pliskova's pending for Karolina Pliskova will continue. She was the only woman to win the Women's Top 10 in this upset tournament, and now she's gone. Pliskova was beaten 6-3, 7-6 (1) by number 20 Kiki Bertens, who eliminated Williams' sister, Venus, last week.

Bertens now faces No. 13 Julia Goerges, who beat Donna Vekic 6-3 6-2

"I did not expect it, honestly," said Goerges, who lost to first round at the All England Club in the last five years.

Giorgi, Kasatkina, Bertens and Goerges will each make their debut in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon. This is the first time that he is going to the eighth finals for Giorgi and Goerges

One wondered why Pliskova was asked why there were so many surprises.

And she was not in the mood to provide an answer.

"I do not want to talk about that anymore." I answered that question, like, 10 times, "said the 2016 US runner-up." I do not know why all the seeds are gone. "

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