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Nadal, Serena, Maria reach quarterfinal

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Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova have reached quarterfinal at Wimbledon.

Defending champion Nadal beat Gilles in straight sets to reach fourth round. Nadal committed only three errors in a masterful display that keeps the Spaniard on course for a third title at the All England Club.In a match that had been suspended by darkness after the first set, Nadal hit 36 winners and never lost serve to defeat the 92nd-ranked wild card from Luxembourg 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), 6-0 on Court 1.Muller is the last player other than Roger Federer to beat Nadal at Wimbledon, in the second round in 2005. Maria Sharaopova beat Klara Zakopaloya of the Czech Republic in staright sets 6-2 and 6-3.Serena Williams, chasing a third straight title and fifth overall in her comeback from nearly a year out with serious health problems, served 10 aces in beating 26th-seeded Maria Kirilenko 6-3, 6-2.
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