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French giantkiller Richard Gasquet has spoiled the big four’s scheduled semi-final party to join grand slam heavyweights Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray in the last four at Wimbledon.

Her strength was, as usual, the moment she picked to hit winners.

Gasquet began brightly but from the moment he double-faulted to lose the second set it seemed unlikely he would make it through.

Maria Sharapova will face CoCo Vandeweghe in the quarterfinals on Centre Court, while Novak Djokovic will resume his fourth-round match against Kevin Anderson on Court 1.

Cilic had only won five sets against the Serb in all their previous matches.

Djokovic said he would apologise to the ballgirl after his roaring left her visibly shaken.

“Obviously when you do take a break, it does stiffen up”. The speeds of my serve increased. “He’s like a 90-kilo guy kind of lying right on top of you – it’s not that pleasant but it helps”, Murray said.

For about a week, anyway.

His code violations include “audible obscenities” and bouncing his racket violently into the crowd, according to the Guardian. “Violation of this section shall subject a player to a fine up to $20,000 (£12,860) for each violation”. Can you understand...

Number two seed Roger Federer suggests that Spanish opponent Roberto Bautista Agut may not have been on his best game during their fourth-round clash at Wimbledon.

LONDON (AP) – Decades ago, when the Williams sisters were kids in California, taking tennis lessons from Dad on a municipal court and imagining playing at Grand Slam tournaments one day, it was Venus – older, taller, stronger – who usually beat Serena. That...

It was the world number 56’s third five-set match in four rounds and his first career comeback from two sets to love down.

“It was like a 10-15 minute break. I only really feel it when I’m serving but it’s not something that’s of major concern to me”, said the Scot. “And my serve was pretty bad after that happened”.

But Russian eighth seed Ekaterina Makarova lost to Slovakian Magdalena Rybarikova, 6-2, 7-5.

Eugenie Bouchard’s fall from grace continued with a first-round defeat by China’s Duan Yingying at Wimbledon on Tuesday as her hopes of repeating last year’s run to the final evaporated. The first and last point surrendered by Kvitova on serve, and a double...