Defending champion Andy Murray reached a 10th successive Wimbledon quarter-final on Monday with a 7-6 (7/1), 6-4, 6-4 win over Benoit Paire of France.
The world number one will face Sam Querrey, who he leads 7-1 in career meetings, for a place in the semi-finals.
"I thought I played well. Maybe a couple of sloppy service games in the first set but that was by far the best I'd hit the ball so far in the tournament. So I'm really pleased with that," said Murray.
"He's not an easy guy to play. He's got one of the best backhands."
Only Roger Federer and Jimmy Connors (11 each) have reached more consecutive Wimbledon quarter-finals than Murray.
The 30-year-old's progress is particularly noteworthy as he came into the tournament nursing a hip injury.
"Two weeks ago I was resting, I was also a little bit concerned when you're having issues a few days before a big event, it's frustrating," said Murray.
"But I've managed it well and I think I've played some good stuff.
"That was the best I've played so far in the tournament. I'm doing well so hopefully I keep it up."
Federer reaches 50th Grand Slam q/f
Roger Federer reached his 50th Grand Slam quarter-final on Monday with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 win over Grigor Dimitrov in the Wimbledon fourth round.
Seven-time Wimbledon champion Federer will face either Canada's Milos Raonic, the sixth seed, or German 10th seed Alexander Zverev for a place in the semi-finals.
Raonic defeated Federer in the semi-finals at Wimbledon in 2016.
Federer, 35, is also the second oldest man to make the quarter-finals at Wimbledon behind Ken Rosewall who was 39 when he reached the last-eight in 1971.
Kerber crashes out
Angelique Kerber crashed out of Wimbledon and lost her hold on the world number one ranking, while five-time champion Venus Williams became the oldest All England Club quarter-finalist in 23 years on Monday.
Johanna Konta, the bookmakers' favourite for the title, became the first British woman to reach the quarter-finals since Jo Durie in 1984.
Kerber was beaten 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 by Spanish 14th seed Garbine Muguruza as the German's fourth round exit extended a miserable run for last year's Wimbledon runner-up.
The 29-year-old, who lost to Serena Williams in the final 12 months ago, has failed to make the last eight at any of this year's three Grand Slams.
Kerber, who had taken the top ranking from Serena in March, will be replaced at number one by either Karolina Pliskova or Simona Halep.
Halep, the Romanian world number two, defeated Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 and will be guaranteed top spot if she beats Konta in the last eight.
Muguruza, the 2015 Wimbledon runner-up, goes on to play Russian seventh seed Svetlana Kuznetsova for a place in the semi-finals.
Former US and French Open champion Kuznetsova, 32, reached her first Wimbledon quarter-final in 10 years with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Polish ninth seed Agnieszka Radwanska.
With Centre Court and Court One largely taken up by four men's matches, Kerber was exiled to the less grand Court Two.
It was a decision that brought criticism for Wimbledon organisers and Kerber was visibly frustrated by the state of surface after she slipped on several barren patches of grass on the baseline.
Kerber twice led by a break in the final set, but couldn't close out the victory and she was quick to attack the court scheduling.
Granted showcourt billing, Williams didn't hang around as she crushed 19-year-old Croatian Ana Konjuh 6-3, 6-2 in 64 minutes on Centre Court.
Williams made her Grand Slam debut at the 1997 French Open, seven months before Konjuh was born. And at 37 years and 29 days, Venus is Wimbledon's oldest female quarter-finalist since Martina Navratilova in 1994.
Ostapenko advanced to her first Wimbledon quarter-final after finally converting her eighth match point to defeat Ukrainian world number five Elina Svitolina 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) on tiny Court 12.
Ostapenko, the 2014 junior Wimbledon champion, joined the sexism row as she admitted she was surprised not to be put on a larger court.
"I thought we would play on a bigger court. Elina is No 4 in the world. I think our match was very interesting for the people to watch," the latvian 13th seed said.
World number seven Konta defeated France's Caroline Garcia 7-6 (7/3), 4-6, 6-4 on Court One.
Konta is aiming for a second Grand Slam semi-final appearance following her run at the 2016 Australian Open.
Virginia Wade was the last British woman to win Wimbledon in 1977.
Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova is into her maiden Grand Slam quarter-final after a 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 win over Croatian qualifier Petra Martic.
Next up for the world number 87 is a clash with American 24th seed Coco Vandeweghe.
Vandeweghe moved into her second Wimbledon quarter-final with a 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 victory over former world number one Caroline Wozniacki.
Sania knocked out
Sania Mirza and Kirsten Flipkens were on Monday knocked out of the women's doubles event of the Wimbledon Championships by Swiss great Martina Hingis and Yung-Jan Chan.
Seeded 13th, Mirza and her Belgian partner lost their third round match 2-6 4-6 to third seed rivals in 71 minutes.
Sania, who has dropped to number seven in the world in the doubles chart, is still alive in the mixed doubles with Croatian partner Ivan Dodig.