Day eight was women’s quarterfinal day at the All England Club – check out the best photos of the day as the women’s semifinalists were set…
FOCUSED: World No.4 Angelique Kerber watches the ball onto her racquet during a quarterfinal match-up against Simona Halep; Getty Images
DIGGING DEEP: Fifth-seeded Romanian Simona Halep lunges for a short ball on Centre Court; Getty Images
THAT WINNING FEELING: Angelique Kerber reacts to earning a semifinal spot at Wimbledon; Getty Images
UNDER PRESSURE: Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan reaches for a forehand volley in her quarterfinal showdown with five-time champion Venus Williams; Getty Images
SERVING IT UP AGAIN: Venus Williams served her way into a ninth Wimbledon semifinal and first since 2009 with a straight-set win over Yaroslava Shvedova; Getty Images
FIGHTING: World No.10 Tomas Berdych resumed his delayed fourth round match with his eyes on the prize; Getty Images
CZECH MATE: Tomas Berdych shakes hands with Czech compatriot Jiri Vesely after winning their five-set fourth round battle; Getty Images
GOT IT COVERED: World No.1 Serena Williams had the lines covered when she took on Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Centre Court; Getty Images
NOT AFRAID: Russian No.21 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova fires an off-forehand as she attempted to end Serena Williams’ title defense; Getty Images
TOO STRONG: World No.1 Serena Williams had all the answers as she qualified for a 10th semifinal at the All England Club; Getty Images
DEFENDING: In-form Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova carried a nine-match winning streak into her quarterfinal, but Elena Vesnina halted her momentum; Getty Images
IN CONTROL: Russian Elena Vesnina continued her dream run through the draw, firing winners from the get-go in her first Grand Slam quarterfinal; Getty Images
HAIR-RAISING SHOT: Dominika Cibulkova fires back a forehand during a quarterfinal meeting with Elena Vesnina; Getty Images
Elena Vesnina, seen here at Wimbledon celebrating after securing her first spot in a Grand Slam semifinal, rose from out the top 100 in February to a career-high ranking of 16th by the end of 2016; Getty Images
