Rain interrupted play at Wimbledon on more than one occasion on Manic Monday. However, between the raindrops, there was a mixture of quality women’s tennis with some surprises.

Former Champion Kvitova Charges Into the Quarterfinals

2011 titlist Petra Kvitova rolled back the clock and rolled Peng Shuai of China out of the tournament 6-3 6-2. Looking like the player who won Wimbledon three years ago, Kvitova took just over an hour to advance to the quarterfinals. Playing a dominating match from the baseline, the Czech struck 25 winners to just seven unforced errors, which more than made up for some service struggles.

It was a commanding performance by a player who may be competing at her best level since that 2011 season. Asked about the comparison to her run of that year, Kvitova replied, “It's already three years, so I really can't compare it. I'm feeling confident, and that's important right now.” With the victory, Kvitova has become a strong favorite to advance to the final from her portion of the draw. The 6th seed is the highest left in the bottom half.

Bouchard Advances Past Cornet

Canadian Eugenie Bouchard advanced to the quarterfinals with a 7-6 7-5 win against Alize Cornet, eliminating the woman who defeated Serena Williams on Saturday. Bouchard overcame 24 unforced errors by striking 28 winners and broke Cornet's serve twice, which proved to be enough to advance. With the victory, Bouchard became the first Canadian to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.

A confident Bouchard spoke afterwards, “I've proved to myself I can play on the big stage as well. I've played on center courts of most of the slams:  big moments, big matches. I'm proud of the way I can handle it.” She will face the winner of Tuesday's Maria Sharapova-Angelique Kerber match.

Wozniacki, Radwanska Eliminated

With her portion of the bracket opening up, former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki appeared to be in a solid position to advance deep into the draw. However, any opportunity for a run was dashed on Monday as she fell to Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-2 7-5. The aggressive Czech forced the tempo, mixing solid baseline play with timely drop shots, producing 31 winners. Meanwhile, the counter-punching Wozniacki was only able to strike 11.

Zahlavova Strycova, fresh off of her victory against second-seeded Li Na, broke the Dane twice in a first set that lasted just 35 minutes. In the second set, Wozniacki would not go down without a fight, overcoming five match points. However, a key double fault led to a service break, and Zahlavova Strycova ultimately served out the match.

Despite the loss, Wozniacki looks forward to the months ahead. “I think every player goes through ups and downs a little bit,” she said. “I'm definitely motivated and excited for the rest of the year. There's still a lot to be played. A lot of things can happen.”

Meanwhile, 22nd seed Ekaterina Makarova eliminated 4th seed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3 6-0 in a match that lasted less than an hour. Surprisingly, the Russian completely dominated a player who had reached the final and semifinals in her last two appearances at Wimbledon. She won nearly twice as many points in the match and fired 24 winners to Radwanska's 10.

Makarova was pleased with her game. “It really worked today. And I think I was so solid, so calm during all the match and all the points,” she said.

Lisicki Finds her Comfort Zone

Sabine Lisicki has struggled in 2014, having advanced no further than the round of 16 in any tournament. However, the 2013 Wimbledon finalist has continued to stride on the grass courts, advancing with a 6-4 3-6 6-1 victory against 11th seed Ana Ivanovic.

Neither player served particularly well, combining for 11 double faults on the day. However, Lisicki attacked the Serb effectively with her groundstrokes, accruing 40 winners in the match and lifting her serve in the final set.

In a contest that was interrupted by weather, Lisicki felt her play improved in the third set. “I was more focused and I was serving better,” she said. “With her, you have to be ready for every single point. If you have a chance you have to use it, otherwise it can be gone in no time and you might regret not having another chance. So I think I was very focused in the third set, taking my chances and serving very well.”

Lisicki advances to face Yaroslava Shvedova, who advanced when Madison Keys was unable to continue her match after Saturday.