June 30, 2008 Venus advances to quarterfinals at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Defending champion Venus Williams has advanced to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Alisa Kleybanova.

Bidding for a fifth Wimbledon title, the No. 7-seeded Williams broke in the eighth game of the first set on Monday.

The American raced into a 4-0 lead against the 18-year-old Russian in the second set, but squandered two match points to be broken in the eighth game and was made to wait until the 10th to seal the victory.

Williams is yet to lose a set in the tournament.

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