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Simona Halep's Wimbledon championship lifted her from No. 7 to No. 4 in the WTA rankings on Monday, while runner-up Serena Williams moved up one spot to No. 9.

Serena Williams will play in the Wimbledon final, looking for her eighth title at the All England Club. Williams beat Barbora Strycova 6-1, 6-2 in the semifinals.

Simona Halep might be in for a long afternoon when her Wimbledon semifinal against Elina Svitolina, began with a pair games encompassing 32 points across 20 minutes.

Williams reached the semifinals at the All England Club for the 12th time, overcoming five breaks of serve to beat Alison Riske 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 Tuesday on Centre Court.

Serena Williams will face fellow American Alison Riske in the quarterfinals at the All England Club as she chases an eighth Wimbledon title and a 24th major overall.

Ash Barty had won 15 matches in a row, including the French Open title, but she lost to Alison Riske 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 at Wimbledon on Monday.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were indeed set up for a potential semifinal meeting. Venus Williams facing 15-year-old American Coco Gauff, the youngest player to qualify.

Eight-time champion Roger Federer was seeded No. 2 for Wimbledon, one spot ahead of Rafael Nadal, reversing their positions in the ATP rankings.

Williams won 11 of the next 13 points, and 12 of 13 games the rest of the way, to come back for a disappointing-to-dominant 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory at the French Open.

Serena Williams opened her clay-court season with a routine 6-4, 6-2 win over Swedish qualifier Rebecca Peterson on Monday in the first round of the Italian Open.