WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—Defending champion Serena Williams overcame Maria Sharapova 7-6 (9), 6-4 on Monday to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals and avenge her loss to the Russian in the 2004 final.

Serena Williams' former coach ... winner did lose twice to the seven-time Major winner at Wimbledon (2005 and 2007). Sharapova is one of the only 10 WTA players to complete the elusive Career ...

Second seed Sharapova, beaten by Serena Williams in the Australian Open semi-finals last week, was never seriously tested in a one-sided match on Tokyo's indoor carpet. The 17-year-old repeatedly ...

Serena Williams, she of the two-day baby shower, tacitly weighed in on the spat between her WTA colleagues by liking Bouchard's tweet about defeating Sharapova. I wouldn't have believed it if I ...

Maria Sharapova (L) and Serena Williams with their Miami Open 2013 trophies - Source: Getty During the same press conference, Serena Williams was asked where the difference lay between her and ...