LONDON (Reuters) - Five-times champion Venus Williams followed her sister Serena out of Wimbledon on Monday when she was outplayed by Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova for the second year in a row.
The American, seeded only 23rd after spending most of the year out injured, failed to fire in the fourth-round clash and was hammered 6-2 6-3 on Center Court.
Pironkova, the 32nd seed, will now face Petra Kvitova with both players bidding for semi-final places again after their surprise runs last year.
(Reporting by Martyn Herman, editing by Ed Osmond)
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