The day began with Germany's Sabine Lisicki defeating France's Marion Bartoli in a close three-setter.
Fourth seed Victoria Azarenka moved into the Wimbledon semifinals with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Tamira Paszek. Azarenka next faces Petra Kvitova for a place in the final. Photo: AP
Bartoli rallied well to stage a comeback, but the Frenchwoman eventually bowed out to the German.
In the next match, Maria Sharapova strolled past the tenacious Dominika Cibulkova.
Much was expected from Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova, but she ran out of steam against a rampaging Sharapova, losing 1-6, 1-6.
In a close fight, Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic quelled a spirited challenge from Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova .