05 July,2016 08:21 AM IST | | AFP
Roger Federer reached his 14th Wimbledon quarter-final and tied Martina Navratilova's all-time Grand Slam record of 306 match wins yesterday
Roger Federer celebrates his win in London yesterday
London: Roger Federer reached his 14th Wimbledon quarter-final and tied Martina Navratilova's all-time Grand Slam record of 306 match wins yesterday.
Roger Federer celebrates his win in London yesterday. Pic/AFP
The seven-time champion achieved his double landmark by seeing off Steve Johnson of USA 6-2, 6-3, 7-5.
Sam continues winning
Meanwhile, Sam Querrey followed up his shock defeat of Novak Djokovic by beating French veteran Nicolas Mahut 6-4, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 to reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final.
In women's category, Serena Williams powered into her 12th Wimbledon quarter-final as the defending champion registered a 7-5, 6-0 victory over Russian 13th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova.
The 34-year-old will play Russian 21st seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova for a place in the semi-finals.
Romania's Simona Halep fought back to reach her second Wimbledon quarter-final with a 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 6-3 victory against America's Madison Keys.
