Tennis: Serena Williams remains on course for Olympic gold

Wednesday 01 August 2012 14:05 BST

August 1, 2012: Serena Williams of the US in action at Wimbledon (GETTY IMAGES)

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

Wimbledon champion Serena Williams cemented her status as the favourite for Olympic singles gold with a crushing 6-1 6-0 victory over Russia's Vera Zvonareva to reach the quarter-finals.

The American, seeded fourth, needed only 51 minutes to cruise through under the Centre Court roof against the bronze medallist from Beijing four years ago.

Williams already has two gold medals to her name in women's doubles with sister Venus, and were she to match that in singles, she would join Steffi Graf in winning all four grand slam titles and the Olympics in her career.

In the last eight Williams will meet either eighth seed Caroline Wozniacki or Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Thank you for registering

Tennis: Serena Williams remains on course for Olympic gold

Join our commenting forum

Thank you for registering