WILLIAMS INTO SEMIFINALS

Venus Williams ousted reigning French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 7-5 to reach the Wimbledon semifinals for a second consecutive year.

“I love this game. That’s why I put in the effort and the time,” Williams said. “It’s a beautiful game. It’s been so good to me.”

Williams, who won five of her seven career Grand Slam tournament titles at Wimbledon, is the oldest player since 1994 to reach the semifinals here at 37 years, 29 days. Martina Navratilova was 37 years, 258 days old when she journeyed to the final in 1994.