The last: Federer pushed the center court to Wimbledon

Roger Switzerland's Federer gives a thumbs up after defeating Frenchman Adrian Mannarino in their men's singles match on the seventh day of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London on Monday, July 9, 2018. (AP Photo / Tim Ireland) [19659007] The eighth champion is scheduled to play Wednesday's quarter-finals against Kevin Anderson on Court # 1 – his first away game from Wimbledon since 2015. That year, Federer defeated Gilles Simon on No. 1 Court in quarter-finals. final.

The Swiss has played all the matches of the Center Court since then, losing semifinals in 2016 and winning an eighth record title last year.

But the All England Club opted for Novak Djokovic's match against Kei Nishikori and Rafael Nadal's meeting with Juan Martin del Potro on Central Court on Wednesday. This is a decision that should appeal to Djokovic, who told Serbian media on Monday that he was unhappy about playing all his matches this year outside the Court Center.

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Julia Goerges advanced to her first semifinal of Wimbledon with a 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 win over Kiki Bertens, 20th seeded.

After reaching the first quarterfinal of the Grand Slam of his career, Goerges went even further. His Dutch opponent

Goerges, 13th seed, had never passed the third round at his 10 previous participations at the All England Club and had been in the first round for five years.

With Angelique Kerber After making the last four, it's the first time that two German women will play in the semifinals of Wimbledon since 1931. The last time two German women reached the semi-finals of the Grand Slam , it was in 1993 with Steffi Graf and Anke Huber. 19659002] Goerges will face seven-time champion Serena Williams in the semifinal on Thursday. Williams is 3-0 against Goerges, with the most recent victory in the third round of the French Open last month.

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4:40 pm

Seven-time champion Serena Williams has qualified for the Wimbledon semifinals with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over the United States. Italian Camila Giorgi

Williams lost her first set to this tournament while the 52nd Giorgi produced an impressive power.

However, Williams raised her intensity to the level, before closing the match to get close to recovering the title that she won in 2016.

Williams, 36, was absent from the competition. All England Club in 2017 because of her pregnancy, and played her first Grand Slam since childbirth at Roland Garros last month when she reached the fourth round.

Williams, who has not faced a player ranked in the top 40 road to the last four, will next face Julia Goerges 13th seed in Germany or Kiki Be 20th seeded

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4:05 pm

Serena Williams won the second set to tie her Wimbledon quarter-final with Camila Giorgi.

Williams raised his intensity and avoided facing breaking points. took a break from his side to take the set 6-3

The 52nd Giorgi from Italy took the first set 6-3

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3:35 pm

Serena Williams lost A set for the first time at Wimbledon

Camila Giorgi of Italy leads seven-time Williams champion 6-3 on center court in the quarterfinals.

Giorgi dominated Williams in the first set, hitting more winners and having.

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2:45 pm

Angelique Kerber converted her seventh match point to finally overtake Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 7-5 and reach the semifinals of Wimbledon for the third time.

11 Kerber was the highest seed of women to reach the quarter-finals; This is the first time since Wimbledon started seeding players in the 1920s that none of the top 10 have reached this turn.

She will face No. 12 Jelena Ostapenko on Thursday for a place in the final.

Kerber is a former No. 1 champion and two-time All England Club champion two years ago and semi-finalist in 2012.

She took advantage of Kasatkina's 31 unforced errors, including seven doubles

Kerber had trouble closing things.

She served for the victory at 5-4, but broke. When she served for the second time, she had to navigate in a game of 16 points including five points and all match points, until forcing a forehand error on the last one. 19659002] Jelena Ostapenko became the first Latvian woman to reach a Wimbledon semifinal with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Dominika Cibulkova.

In a match that included eight breaks – four in the first five games – Ostapenko was In 1965, Ostapenko followed his first Grand Slam title at the conclusion of his first Grand Slam match. She was 33 times better than Cibulkova and doubled the number of unforgivable mistakes of her opponent

. The French Open reaching the last eight at Wimbledon

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2:25 pm

Juan Martin del Potro advanced to the quarter-finals of Wimbledon for the first time since 2013 by defeating Gilles Simon 7-6 (1), 7-6 (5), 5-7, 7-6 (5).

The fifth seeded Potro failed. He maintained four match points by serving 5-4 in the fourth set, but maintained his composure to close the competition with his first chance in the break. equality that followed.

The only fourth-round contest to postpone to Tuesday was 4 hours and 24 minutes, making it the longest men's match of the tournament.

This is the first time since he reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and Roland Garros in 2012 that Del Potro qualifies for the last eight consecutive tournaments. .

The 2009 US Open champion reached the semifinals at the All England Club in 2013, but four wrist surgeries – three left – almost made him retire.

The Argentine faces twice champion Rafael Nadal has reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon for the first time since 2011.

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1:15 pm

The women's quarterfinals are underway at Wimbledon

Two-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber confronts Russian Daria Kas atkina on the center court. Kerber was a finalist at the All England Club in 2016, while Kasatkina, seeded 14, is in the last eight for the first time.

Jelena Ostapenko, France champion 2017, is in action against Dominika Cibulkova, who plays her third quarterfinal of Wimbledon.

The final game of the fourth round also resumed on court No. 2. The fifth seed, Juan Martin del Potro, led Gilles Simon 7-6 (1), 7-6 (5), 5- 7 when the game was suspended due to darkness on Monday.

Serena Williams, seven-time world champion Camila Giorgi of Italy, and Julia Goerges, 13th seeded, face Kiki Bertens as both players play their first quarter-final at Wimbledon

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If he decides to stop playing tennis, Roger Federer may have a future in another sport.

In his fourth round of Wimbledon against Adrian Mannarino on Monday, when the ball had already been removed, Federer played a shot closer to cricket than tennis. Whether it be a defensive shot or a back kick, the eight-time champion's technique impressed the International Cricket Council

after the Wimbledon's official Twitter account has requested an evaluation of Federer's shot, the ITC has answered their rankings at the bat, placing the Swiss on the same plank He is ranked at Wimbledon – No. 1.

Federer will resume his title defense on Wednesday then that he will face Kevin Anderson, eighth seeded.

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12:05 pm

resume his quest for an eighth Wimbledon title when the women's quarterfinals start at 1 pm

His opponent is the Italian Camila Giorgi ( 52nd), who has never taken Williams out of their previous three games.

Williams tries to recover his title after being unable to defend his triumph in 2016 The biggest player remaining in the women's draw – No. 11 Angelique Kerber – faces Daria Kasatkina, who plays in her first quarter-final of Wimbledon

Dominika Cibulkova, former Wimbledon champion and French champion in 2017 Jelena Ostapenko will reach the last four at the All England Club for the first time.

Germany's Julia Goerges, 13th seeded, reached her first Grand Slam quarter-final against former French semi-finalists Kiki Bertens. eight at Wimbledon for the first time.

The former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro and Gilles Simon also complete their fourth-round match suspended due to the darkness. Del Potro leads two sets to one.

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