Wimbledon 2017: Simona Halep, Venus Williams advance to fourth round in women’s singles

Second seed Simona Halep didn't ensure any further casualties of top seeds at Wimbledon as she defeated China’s Peng Shuai with a clinical 6-4 7-6(7) clinical win.

The 25-year-old Romanian produced some scintillating groundstrokes to overpower her opponent from the baseline, clipping the lines with her thundering forehands.

Five-time champion Venus Williams beat Japan’s Naomi Osaka 7-6(3) 6-4 to reach the last sixteen at Wimbledon for the 15th time. Meanwhile, French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko needed an hour and 20 minutes to see off Italian Camila Giorgi 7-5 7-5 in the third round.