Roger Federer has been upset by No. 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the Championships quarterfinals. The Frenchman will face Novak Djokovic in the semis, while the luckless Andy Murray draws No. 1 Rafa Nadal.
Wimbledon 2011: Rafael Nadal Onto Semis With Four-Set Win Over Mardy Fish
Rafael Nadal’s rounding into the sort of form needed to win a second consecutive Wimbledon title. And his path to that peak got a tiny bit easier, too.
Nadal dispatched American Mardy Fish in four sets, 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, and did so with his typical mix of defense and offense. Fish committed 27 unforced errors to Nadal’s 13, and the Spaniard broke Fish on six of 12 attempts. Fish also won just 40% of his second serve points, a testament to how quickly and thoroughly Nadal can dismantle an opponent’s diminished serve.
Read Article >Wimbledon 2011 Results, Men’s Quarterfinals: Andy Murray Breezes Into Semifinals
Andy Murray advanced to the Wimbledon men’s semifinals with a straight-sets victory over Spain’s Feliciano Lopez in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, advancing 6-3-,6-4,6-4. Murray will face the winner of the Rafael Nadal-Mardy Fish quarterfinal. Nadal beat Murray in last year’s semifinal.
The Scotland-born Murray is attempting to become the first British tennis player to win a Grand Slam since 1936. No Brit has even reached Wimbledon’s final since 1938.
Read Article >Roger Federer Shocked In Wimbledon 2011 Quarters By Tsonga Comeback
No. 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) def. No. 3 Roger Federer (Switzerland), 3-6 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-4. Facing triple match point, Federer looked tired, but still wasn’t sweating. Time for the English tabloid press to get their faces out of their Pimm’s cups and fire up those indignant fingers: “Roger Federer’s selfish desire to have a family is ruining his game.” It never ceases to astonish how even a well-fought loss in the finals of a Grand Slam event gets counted as a failure for the Maestro, but that’s the price of being a six-time champion who’s got the temerity to no longer be a sure thing every time he sets foot on a grass court.
This is not to take anything away from the always-delightful Jo-Willie Tsonga, who continues to maneuver around the baseline and up to the net with astonishing speed for a guy his size. (What I wouldn’t give to see him in a major finals match with Juan Martin Del Potro, in a sort of big-friendly-giant-off.) He conquered not just his quarterfinals match, but history: No player has ever come back from a first-set deficit against Federer at Wimbledon, or from a two-set deficit anywhere, in his entire pro career.
Read Article >Wednesday’s Wimbledon Schedule And TV Coverage
Gentlemen’s quarterfinals play begins Wedesday, Day 9 of Wimbledon 2011 at the All England Club, with tournament action beginning at 7 a.m. EDT. The remaining eight players in the men’s draw will compete on Centre Court and, assuming the weather holds, Court No. 1. Today’s TV schedule (view the full fortnight’s schedule here):
• 7 a.m. - 10 a.m.: ESPN2
• 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.: NBC
• 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.: ESPN2
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