Milos Raonic race at Wimbledon ends in quarterfinals

Milos Raonic's service was good, but John Isner's was better

As a result, the Canadian's run at Wimbledon ended in the quarter-finals for the second year in a row.

In a battle of two Raonic lost 6-7 (5), 7-6 (7), 6-4, 6-3 against the No. 9 seed, Isner of the United States, on Wednesday [19659004]. the only player at Wimbledon this year to not have had his service broken – and Raonic just had an opportunity to break against the American six-foot-10. Isner responded with an ace on this occasion and then took the fourth set.

Isner, meanwhile, converted to three of six chances of breaking up. Isner took advantage of the first opportunity to score the third set, and Isner took the opportunity to move up 3-2.

Isner beat a set set in the second set, which marked the eighth consecutive set.

Raonic, of Thornhill, Ont., Lost two wins to tie his best performance at Wimbledon – a second place finish in 2016.

Federer turned upside down

Roger Federer was one point away from a win rather row and straight in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.

And then, slowly, during the two hours and more, all the way up to the fifth inning reached its 24th match, as the temperature dropped and the cries of the spectators "Come on, Roger! Echoing through the shadows, everything collapsed for the eighth champion against an opponent who had never beaten him before and who did not do it until here at the All England Club .

In a stunning bend in an unfamiliar setting – No. 1 Court instead of Center Court – the seeded Federer blew a third set match and eventually all his big lead in a 2-6, 6- 7 (5), 7-5, 6-4, 13- The loss to 8th Kevin Anderson on Wednesday in a scrum of 4 hours and 14 minutes.

"It was one of those days when you hope to get by one way or another," Federer said. "I could almost have it, I should have it."

He led by two sets and 5-4 on the third when, with Anderson serving, he arrived at Ad-Out. Could have ended things at that time. Federer managed to return a 134 mph service, but on his next move he threw a setback.

Back to Deuce. From there, everything started to change. Anderson held up for 5-all, broke at 6-5 with a violent winner back from a second serve of 97 mph, then dismissed three break points and closed the set with ace of 133 mph.

The return was just beginning. 19659002] "I had my chances," says Federer, "so it's disappointing."

This item is only available in French. is that the third time in twenty years of Federer to play Grand Slam matches that he loses one after taking both opening sets; The other two defeats came in 2011. And, according to ATP, it's the fifth time that Federer loses a match in a major tournament after holding a match, something else that has happened seven years ago.

Federer was 4-0 against Anderson who was entering the day, winning all the sets they had played against each other. But there were more. So much more. Federer was trying to reach his 13th semifinal at Wimbledon and was close to the title 9, which would have broken his own records.

He entered the match after winning 32 straight sets at Wimbledon, 34 before weakening. And he had held 81 games in the field of grbad football, a series that rose to 85 before Anderson broke a surprising total of four times.

"I kept telling myself, I have to keep believing." I did not stop saying that this day was going to be my day, because you really need that state of mind to take the court against someone like Roger, "Anderson said. If you go out with doubts or if you do not know what will happen, as I may have done a bit in the first set, it's not going to happen like that. "

He is not an elite player.He was, after all, the finalist of the American Open last year.He was also the closest to winning a trophy from the Grand Slam, while Federer has 20.

Anderson had never pbaded the fourth round at Wimbledon until this week, carried by his burgeoning service.He struck 28 aces against Federer, saved 9 of the 12 breaking points and managed to hold his in the rare base extensions.

"It's like that with the big servers," Federer said. "You're not there. jam I'm really safe. "

As the fifth set became as much a test of mental strength as anything from 4-all to 6-all to 8-all to 10-all, Anderson was also stable that it needs to be. And that's Federer who blinked, double fault of facing a break point at 11-all, then hitting a forehand into the net to give up the key.

Anderson then served, ending victories

Anderson vs. Isner will be played at the Center Court, of course, a Federer spotlight knows it. His loss to Anderson was the first match he had played at number 1 since 2015.

Djokovic, Nadal at

Three-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic had his wish to play in the main stadium, and He has reached his first Grand Slam semifinal since 2016, defeating Japan's Kei Nishikori, 24th seed, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.

Djokovic is a 12-time champion who has experienced some rut, due to right elbow disorders that lasted more than a year until he was finally operated on. February.

He flashed some anger this fortnight and did it again in the second set, bouncing his snowshoe on the turf after failing to capitalize on three break points at 1-all. This earned a code violation of the chair referee Carlos Ramos. When Nishikori left his own racket flying in the fourth set, he was not reprimanded, which prompted Djokovic to shout "double standards" to Ramos – hooting fans.

"He claims not to see what Nishikori did, but apparently he still sees what I'm doing," Djokovic said afterwards, "something I do not think is right."

Later, Ramos warned Djokovic for a time violation, but it did not look Serbian

Quite early, Djokovic was on his way to the semifinals, where he will meet Rafael Nadal

"I love the level of tennis I'm playing at right now, the performances I've had, I deserve to be in the semifinals, "said Djokovic, whose last major title came to the Open. de France 2016. I do not want to stop here, but I hope to be able to fight for a trophy. "

Canada hopes to live

Meanwhile, Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski goes to the semifinals in women's doubles.

The Ottawa native and partner Yifan Xu of China, sixth in the tournament, beat the unpolished pair Bethaine Mattek-Sands of the United States, and Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 in a quarter of

This is the best women's double Grand Slam for Dabrowski, 26, who has qualified for the quarterfinals with Xu at the US Open 2017 and the Australian Open 2018.

Dabrowski and Xu will face in half -final Nicole Melichar of the United States and Kveta Peschke of the Czech Republic in the semi-final.

Dabrowski won two Grand Slam titles in Mixed Doubles: The Australian Open 2018 with Mate Pavic and the 2017 Roland Garros with Rohan Bopanna

Pavic and Dabrowski, the best mixed doubles seeds, lost in the third round at Wimbledon.