Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates after winning her match against Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, July 6, 2015. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
LONDON (Reuters) - Maria Sharapova came through a spirited test from Zarina Diyas to reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon on Monday, eventually subduing the tenacious scrambler from Kazakhstan 6-4 6-4 after a brief scare in the second set.
The Russian, who had not been past the fourth round since 2011 at the tournament she won for the only time as a teenager 11 years ago, will now face American Coco Vandeweghe in the last eight.
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