Roger Federer outclassed by Kevin Anderson

Anderson, the eighth-seeded 32-year-old, saved a game in the 10th game of the third set and gained confidence against an increasingly demoralized Federer, who had won the first set in 26 minutes.

Federer's 34-game winning streak at Wimbledon and Federer was clearly shaken as Anderson dominated the fourth set to lead the Grand Slam champion 20 times.

Anderson had to stay alive six times, and every time he was up to the task

-11 , double foul to give Anderson a break point that he converts when the defending champion hits a forehand tired halfway through the net.

Anderson stayed cool and sealed the victory on his first match point with a mighty first serve Federer could only get back into the traml

Earlier, the triple champion Novak Djokovic became the first man to reach the semi-finals after eliminating Kei Nishikori in four sets.

Finalist of the US Open

"It's great to be in the last square of a slam," said Djokovic . "I'm building these last two weeks on the level of tennis that I've played in the past two months, the latest on clay and Queen's tournaments."

"I have the impression of being on top at the right time."

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But the 31-year-old player was not happy about Carlos Ramos, accusing the Spanish official of "

Djokovic copied a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct after throwing his racket into the grbad behind the baseline in frustration at the beginning of the third set

then let rip to Ramos for not having sanctioned Nishikori for a similar act in the fourth set.

"To be honest, I thought it was useless to get a warning, I did not hurt the grbad, I knew how I threw the racket", was -he says.

"I think it's not fair, but it's like that in the middle of the emotions of a match."

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