Champion Venus Williams ended Thai Tamarine Tanasugarn’s dream run at Wimbledon with a 6-4 6-3 win in the quarter-finals on Tuesday.

The seventh seed, chasing a fifth title at the All England Club, eade sure an all-Williams women’s final was still on the cards by reaching the semi-finals for the seventh time.

After sealing the first set with a thundering backhand winner, Williams completed the win when Tamarine smacked a forehand wide on match point.