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Wimbledon - Day Eight

Tuesday 2 July 2013 20:09, UK

  1. Image: Serena Williams' conqueror Sabine Lisicki was the day's first winner...
  2. Image: ...seeing off Kaia Kanepi, who beat Laura Robson in the last 16
  3. Image: Lisicki was soon celebrating booking a place in the semi-finals
  4. Image: Lisicki was all smiles at the end after a 6-3 6-3 victory
  5. Image: Last year's runner-up Agnieszka Radwanska...
  6. Image: ...was up against former French Open champion Li Na
  7. Image: Radwanska won a tight opening set on a tie-break
  8. Image: But Li fought back from 2-4 to win the second set 6-4
  9. Image: The Pole needed treatment before the third set began
  10. Image: Li was unable to maintain her momentum
  11. Image: The need for the Centre Court roof did not help her cause
  12. Image: Radwanska needed eight match points but eventually clinched victory
  13. Image: On the other side of the draw, Marion Bartoli edged a tight first set...
  14. Image: ...against the last American hope, Sloane Stephens
  15. Image: Both players struggled on serve in the second set, particularly Stephens
  16. Image: And Bartoli was able to celebrate her fifth straight-sets win of the tournament
  17. Image: In the remaining quarter-final, Petra Kvitova made a good set, winning the first set...
  18. Image: ...against Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens
  19. Image: But Kvitova needed medical attention after feeling unwell in the second set
  20. Image: Flipkens took full advantage...
  21. Image: ...and hit back to win 4-6 6-3 6-4