Andy Murray makes it into the Wimbledon semi-finals for the fourth consecutive year after facing his toughest test so far. Murray faced the lively David Ferrer who pushed the fourth seed all the way. Three of the four sets went to a tie-break and Ferrer had three set points to go 2-0 ahead.
The Spaniard had broke Murray on in the first set and took a 5-4 lead, serving for the set. But Murray broke and the set was forced into a tie-break which Ferrer won 7-5. The sixth seed then took a 5-3 lead in the second set before Murray fought back to force a second tie-break. This time, Ferrer was 5-2 in the lead before Murray overturned the deficit to take it 8-6.
Play was suspended midway through the third set due to the British weather. When play resumed, Murray took the third set 6-4 before Ferrer pushed for a third tie-break in the fourth. Murray again came out on top, sealing the match with the 7-4 tie-break victory.
With Rafael Nadal out of the picture, all that lies between Murray and a place in Wimbledon's final is fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The Frenchman was also in a tight battle against Philipp Kohlschreiber but also came through in four sets. The opener went to the tie-break which Tsonga took 7-5.
The German proved that he wasn't there to make up the numbers and took the second set 6-4 to make the match a best of three sets. The third set also went to a crucial decider which Tsonga took 7-3. This looked have broken Kohlschreiber's spirit as Tsonga ran out a 6-2 fourth set victory to set up the semi-final tie.
It was a little easier for the other semi-finalists as both Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer came through in straight sets to set up their date. Djokovic took on Florian Mayer and took the game 6-4 6-1 6-4. Federer looked even more impressive beating Mikhail Youzhny, seeded five places higher than Mayer, 6-1 6-2 6-2. Suggesting this year's Wimbledon champion is likely to come from this gargantuan semi-final.
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