- Reigning champion Venus Williams reached her seventh career Wimbledon final on Thursday by straight-setting Russian Elena Dementieva on the grass at Wimbledon.
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Rainer Schuettler outlasted Frenchman Arnaud Clement, and some rain on Thursday, to reach the semifinals at Wimbledon, where the veteran German will face two-time runner-up Rafael Nadal of Spain on Friday.
The women's semifinals will be staged Thursday at Wimbledon, as the mighty Williams sisters, reigning champion Venus and former titlist Serena, will try to produce an all-sibling final here on Saturday at the All England Club.
For only the second time at this 2008 fortnight, rain has disrupted play at Wimbledon, where the men's quarterfinals are the order of the day on Day 9.