Wimbledon 2012: Kvitova down at hands of Williams

In the tournament with shocking result and upset, Kvitova was the next big name out of the competition after overpowered by Serena Williams. The margin of victory was small for Serena with the minimum 2 breaks in two sets, 6-3 7-5.

The defending champion played some good tennis, and it required impressive display from the American to earn her place in the semi final

Serena Williams returns a shot in the quarter-final

 Kvitova had held a break at 4-5 in the second set which would have taken the contest to the full distance. Serena held firm though, once again relying on her big serve to clinch a straight set win. Williams needed to dig deep to win her previous matches at Wimbledon, but she was back to her ruthless form on Tuesday.

The serving advantage was clearly big for Serena, with the Czech failed to get to her racquet 13 times.

The American's French Open disaster now looks behind, and she surely has a good chance at winning the Championship.