Maria Sharapova happy with "good rhythm"

Maria Sharapova has said that she had a "good rhythm" during her fourth-round Wimbledon win over Zarina Diyas.

The former champion beat the Kazakhstan player in straight sets to set up a last-eight meeting with America's Coco Vandeweghe, who will be playing in a Grand Slam quarter-final for the first time.

The fourth seed told reporters: "I started with a few errors early on. But I thought, as the match went on, I got a good rhythm. Had a few more aces than I usually do today."

Sharapova has progressed beyond the fourth round for the first time since 2011, when she went on to reach the final.