Tennis Tennis Giorgi into first Grand Slam quarterfinal at Wimbledon She defeated Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-4 to set up a quarterfinal clash against Serena Williams. AFP 09 July, 2018 18:11 IST World number 52 Camila Giorgi was making only her third appearance in the last 16 of a major. - AP AFP 09 July, 2018 18:11 IST Italy's Camila Giorgi advanced to her first Grand Slam quarter-final with a 6-3, 6-4 win against Russian world number 35 Ekaterina Makarova at Wimbledon on Monday.Giorgi was making only her third appearance in the last 16 at a major, but there was no big game nerves as the world number 52 cruised to the most significant victory of her career.Follow Wimbledon liveThe 26-year-old had failed to get past the third round of a major since the 2013 US Open.But she was in complete control against Makarova, who had defeated reigning Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki in the second round.Giorgi will play seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams in the quarterfinals. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.