Ajla Tomljanovic came from a set down to beat Alize Cornet and reach her second straight Wimbledon quarter-final. WWOS
The 32-year-old Cornet ended No. 1 Iga Swiatek's 37-match winning streak in the previous round. The French veteran was playing in her 62nd straight grand slam tournament — equalling the WTA record held by Ai Sugiyama — and 65th overall, but only reached her first major quarter-final at the Australian Open this year.The 17th-seed broke in the final game of the first set and then again for a 4-2 lead in the second. She finished with 26 winners to 13 for her opponent.
Amanda Anisimova ended Harmony Tan's surprising run and reached the quarter-finals at the All England Club for the first time, following her upset victory over Coco Gauff by beating Tan 6-2, 6-3 on No. 1 Court. She will next face 2019 Wimbledon champion Simona Halep, who is the only former Grand Slam champion left in this year's women's draw.
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