Serena Williams Cruises to Win vs. Carla Suarez Navarro at 2019 Wimbledon

Serena Williams advanced to the 2019 Wimbledon quarter-finals after beating 30th seed Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2, 6-2 on Centre Court.    

Suarez Navarro was blown away in her efforts to qualify for the last eight at Wimbledon for the first time in her career, suffering her seventh defeat to the American superstar in as many meetings.

No. 11 seed Williams—who finished as runner-up to Angelique Kerber in 2018—capitalised on her opponent's unforced errors to clinch a second successive straight-set win.

Williams looked as though she was in a rush to get off the court after making light work of Suarez Navarro in a first set that took only 31 minutes—a little less than four minutes per game.

The seven-time Wimbledon winner broke the world No. 31's serve in the opening game and rarely eased off the pressure. 

Tennis blogger Chris Goldsmith offered Suarez Navarro some advice:

But Williams controlled her opponent's movement for the most part and looked the favourite even when she wasn't serving at times. The 11th seed won 53 per cent of points she received and 78 per cent of points on her first serve.

After Suarez Navarro held to make it 3-2, Williams rattled off three games in a row to clinch the first set. 

For all the fight Suarez Navarro showed in parts, she lacked the consistency to properly challenge Williams, who could afford to even lead the unforced error count 19 to 13.

The second set initially looked even worse for Suarez Navarro, who suffered breaks on each of her first two serves to quickly fall 3-0 behind. 

The Spaniard then broke to love to win her first game of the set and hint at a comeback. After holding on serve, she had the opportunity to pull level, but she just fell short of a crucial deuce to remain a break behind at 4-2.

But it soon looked as though all her remaining energy had been sapped, and she struggled to pose the same threat for the remainder. 

Williams again broke Suarez Navarro at 5-2 thanks to an ingenious cross-court backhand just as Suarez Navarro thought it was she who had sealed the point:

The veteran's comprehensive victory was completed when Suarez Navarro struck a wild backhand return high towards the stands:

What's Next?

Williams, 37, will make her 14th appearance in the last eight at SW19 and faces Alison Riske, who stunned top seed Ashleigh Barty earlier on Monday to reach her maiden Grand Slam quarter-final.