In a gripping clash on Court Two, Muguruza clinched a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory to set up a quarter-final against Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Kerber, who will lost her No1 status in the world rankings as a result of her exit, and Muguruza have a shared experience of being beaten in the Wimbledon final by Serena Williams. Muguruza lost to the American in the 2015 title match, and Kerber fell to Williams last year.
Romanian Simona Halep will become No1 in the world if she reaches the semi-final stage. Should Halep not advance so far, Karolina Pliskova will become the new rankings leader on Monday.
The French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko reached the quarter-finals for the first time with a dramatic victory on Monday. The Latvian was a 6-3 7-6 (8/6) winner against Ukrainian fourth seed Elina Svitolina, stumbling over the line after at one point having looked set to coast through.
Ostapenko, who turned 20 only two days before her Roland Garros triumph last month, needed eight match points to get over the line in her Court 12 tussle.
The 20-year-old will face Venus Williams in the last eight after the American ousted the No27 seed Ana Konjuh.
Source: Garbiñe Muguruza knocks No1 seed Angelique Kerber out of Wimbledon | Sport | The Guardian
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