HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-Wimbledon day seven
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Highlights of the seventh day at Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Monday (times GMT): 1525 MUCHOVA STUNS PLISKOVA IN ALL-CZECH BATTLE
Czech Karolina Muchova stunned world number three Karolina Pliskova 4-6 7-5 13-11 in a marathon encounter, which lasted three hours and 17 minutes. Pliskova's exit means Ash Barty will hold on to her world number one ranking at the end of the tournament.
In her first Grand Slam quarter-final, Muchova will meet eighth seed Elina Svitolina. 1515 GOFFIN OUTMUSCLES VERDASCO
Belgian David Goffin reached his third Grand Slam quarter-final, beating Spain's Fernando Verdasco 7-6(9) 2-6 6-3 6-4. READ MORE
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Williams crushes Suarez Navarro to reach quarter-finals Nadal bursts Sousa's bubble to reach quarters
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1450 HALEP ENDS GAUFF'S FAIRYTALE RUN Seventh seed Simona Halep ended 15-year-old Cori Gauff's dream run by beating the American 6-3 6-3 in the last 16.
The Romanian broke serve five times in the match to set up a quarter-final clash against China's Zhang Shuai. 1410 BAUTISTA AGUT POWERS INTO LAST 16
Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut improves his head-to-head record to 7-0 against Benoit Paire, beating the Frenchman 6-3 7-5 6-2. 1355 NADAL MAKES LIGHT WORK OF SOUSA
French Open champion Rafa Nadal eased past Portuguese Joao Sousa 6-2 6-2 6-2 to reach his seventh Wimbledon quarter-final. The third-seeded Spaniard will next face either Sam Querrey or Tennys Sandgren of the U.S.
1315 SERENA RACES INTO QUARTERS, SETS UP RISKE CLASH Serena Williams produced a clinical display to beat Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2 6-2 in 63 minutes on Court One.
The seven-time champion struck 21 winners and won 78% of her first serve-points to set up a quarter-final clash with fellow American Alison Riske. 1235 STRYCOVA FIGHTS BACK TO REACH QUARTERS
Barbora Strycova fought back from a set and 5-2 down to beat Belgian Elise Mertens 4-6 7-5 6-2. Strycova, who last reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals in 2014, will next face either Britain's Johanna Konta or her Czech compatriot Petra Kvitova.
1205 ZHANG SURVIVES YASTREMSKA SCARE China's Zhang Shuai recovered from a mid-match blip to beat Ukrainian 19-year-old Dayana Yastremska 6-4 1-6 6-2.
Zhang, ranked 50th in the world, equalled her best ever Grand Slam singles performance - a quarter-final appearance at the 2016 Australian Open. 1200 SVITOLINA SAILS INTO QUARTERS
Eighth seed Elina Svitolina struck 30 winners in a routine 6-4 6-2 win over Croatia's Petra Martic to reach her first Wimbledon quarter-finals. 1150 RISKE DOWNS WORLD NUMBER ONE BARTY IN THREE SETS
American Alison Riske came back from a set down to beat world number one Ash Barty 3-6 6-2 6-3 in the last 16. Riske ranked 55th in the world, claimed a decisive break in the eighth game of the final set to knock out Australian Barty and reach her first Grand Slam quarter-finals.
"I'm so excited, and so proud of myself for the way I've handled matches here," Riske said after the match. "I couldn't begin to say what Wimbledon means to me. Getting to the quarter-finals is amazing, but just the way I've been fighting is the best thing for me."
1100 PLAY ON 'MANIC MONDAY' BEGINS AT WIMBLEDON Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams are all round of 16 actions at the All England Club later on Monday.
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