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LONDON -- It was raining, ever so slightly, and her Wimbledon fourth-round match was slipping away, ever so slightly, when Serena Williams stumbled as she ran to the net, winding up seated on the slick Centre Court grass.Her opponent, two-time major champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, sent a shot flying past Williams to go up a break at 5-4 in the opening set.Williams was slow to get up. She wasnt injured, but was worried she could be. Why, she demanded to know from chair umpire Marija Cicak, wasnt the retractable roof shut? Eventually, after one more game and much discussion, action was delayed for nearly 30 minutes while the cover was closed.Whether it was the transformation to an indoor court, the strategy session the break allowed her to have with coach Patrick Mouratoglou or, as Williams suggested, simply the chance to calm down, she completely dominated the rest of the way, taking the last nine games to beat the 13th-seeded Kuznetsova 7-5, 6-0 on Monday.Im so intense on the court. I give 200 percent every time Im out there. Every single point. Sometimes I just need to take a deep breath and relax. I just needed to do that. I can do that on the timeouts, said Williams, who is seeking her seventh Wimbledon title and 22nd Grand Slam trophy overall.Thats one thing the past four years Ive been really doing a lot of, just really taking a deep breath, re-collecting myself, the No. 1-ranked Williams continued. I had a little more time to do it this time.She wound up winning 24 of the matchs last 29 points, and her 14 aces helped produce a Did I read that right? edge of 43-8 in winners.The 13th-seeded Kuznetsova said she knew closing the roof would help Williams, but agreed it was the right decision, given how wet the grass was, saying: I was afraid. ... Im not ready to risk (an) injury.Williams moved into her 12th quarterfinal at the All England Club, and shell be joined by her older sister Venus at that stage of the tournament for the first time since 2010.A year after that, Venus revealed she had been diagnosed with an energy-sapping disease, and she hasnt approached the level of play that carried her to seven major titles, including five at Wimbledon. At 36 the oldest woman in the field, she eliminated 12th-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro 7-6 (3), 6-4 on Monday.Its wonderful when everything is working. But thats not a reality. I dont focus so much on, `Oh, my gosh, everything feels good, or, `Oh, shoot, it feels bad, Venus said. Its about, `Can I make this play right now? If I dont feel great, can I still make this play? Thats the mentality I go into my matches with now.The oldest man left is Roger Federer, who turns 35 on Aug. 8, and he looked in fine form after two days of rest, easily dismissing unseeded American Steve Johnson 6-2, 6-3, 7-5. Federer equaled Jimmy Connors Open-era record by reaching his 14th Wimbledon quarterfinal and added to his own mark by making it at least that far at a major for the 48th time.Federer now plays No. 9 Marin Cilic, who beat him en route to the 2014 U.S. Open championship.He brushed me off the court, Federer recalled, like I was nothing.Wednesdays other mens quarterfinals: No. 2 Andy Murray against No. 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, No. 6 Milos Raonic against No. 28 Sam Querrey, and No. 32 Lucas Pouille against either No. 10 Tomas Berdych or Jiri Vesely. The fourth-rounder between Berdych and Vesely was suspended Monday night because of darkness, tied at two sets apiece.Cilic (against No. 5 Kei Nishikori) and Tsonga (against No. 7 Richard Gasquet) advanced when opponents quit because of injury.In the womens quarterfinals, Venus will meet Yaroslava Shevodva, while Serena faces 21st-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Tuesdays other matchups: No. 4 Angelique Kerber vs. No. 5 Simona Halep, and No. 19 Dominika Cibulkova vs. Elena Vesnina.Cibulkovas story is fascinating. 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Buttler will become his countrys first wicketkeeper-captain in ODIs since Alec Stewart last did the job in 2003.The role becomes more challenging in the conditions in Dhaka where the first match is taking place. The humidity has been quite high, which has made the heat harsher. But there is also rain in the air, at least on the day before the game, which could cause difficulties with selection as there is likely to be slight change in pitch behaviour.Buttler has only previously captained England in one T20 against Pakistan last year so the Bangladesh experience will be the first time he has the role for an entire series. He wants to enjoy the new challenge and is eager to get started.I think something I really want to try and do is lead from the front with performance, Buttler said. Im desperate to do it. Its a young and exciting squad and its down to me to stand up and lead from the front. It will be a very proud moment. Its a fantastic honour to lead the side and to walk out as captain. It will be a little bit surreal I guess but I want to enjoy the challenge, take it in my stride and be myself. I want to get on with the job and hopefully lead he side to a series win.Buttler was made captain after Eoin Morgan pulled out of the tour for security reasons. So did Alex Hales while Joe Root was rested for the limited-overs leg. Places were opened up as a result, and now it appears James Vince and Ben Duckett will bat in Englands top-order in the first ODI. Both batted reasonably well in the practice match against the BCB XI though Duckett got out when his bat flew out of his hand as he attempted a reverse sweep offf Shuvagata Hom.ddddddddddddButtler said that Ducketts runs this county season will give him the confidence to start off his international career and he expects the newcomer to bat just like he did for Northamptonshire this season. Hes had a fantastic year, hes high on confidence and I think the group hes coming into, hes played a lot of cricket with the guys in the squad and hes obviously very important around the guys, Buttler said.I expect him to go out there and play the way thats been successful for him so far. Its an exciting debut for someone who has really stood up with the volume of runs and the fashion hes been doing it in. All the guys are very excited for him and I expect him to go out there and enjoy it and relish the occasion and make the most of it.Buttler believes that the England side has the ability to adjust to conditions. So even though he hadnt seen the pitch until the press conference at around 3.00pm on Thursday, he was confident that his team would understand the importance of starting well in a short ODI series such as this.A big strength of England cricket in all forms now is looking at what we do well and concentrating on our strengths so we will be looking at what we can bring tomorrow. Adapting to the conditions will be massive.Weve only played one warm-up game and had a couple of practice sessions so come tomorrow we will have to have that ODI intensity and hit the ground running. A couple of times in recent series we havent started as well as wed like to so thats something everyone is very aware of. This is only a three-match series so each game is absolutely vital. To hit the ground running as best we can, it will be huge. ' ' '