Wimbledon 2017: The Top 5 WTA performers so far

Modified Jul 11, 2017 07:56 GMT

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 10: Coco Vandeweghe of The United States celebrates victory during the Ladies Singles fourth round match against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark on day seven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 10, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) — Vandeweghe reached her second Wimbledon quarter-final by stunning 5^th seed Caroline Wozniacki in the fourth round

#3. Venus Williams

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 10: Venus Williams of The United States plays a forehand during the Ladies Singles fourth round match against Ana Konjuh of Croatia on day seven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 10, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) — Venus will be playing in her 13^th Wimbledon quarter-final

The five-time Wimbledon champion had a brilliant start to the year by reaching the final of the Australian Open following which, she reached the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells Masters and the semi-finals of the Miami Masters. Venus reached the fourth round of the French Open where she was beaten by eventual semi-finalist Timea Bacsinszky.

The 37-year old was seeded 10^th at Wimbledon and began her tournament by defeating Belgian Elise Mertens 7-6, 6-4 in a tight first round match which was followed by surviving a scare in the second round against China’s Wang Qiang where she was a set down.

Venus defeated Japan’s Naomi Osaka in the third round in straight sets and was up against 27^th seed Croat Ana Konjuh in the fourth round. Venus produced a spectacular performance against Konjuh, defeating her 6-3, 6-2 to reach her 13^th Wimbledon quarter-final where she will be facing French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko.

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