Scot is two matches from title – and the defending champion has crashed out Andy Murray fought his way through to a place in the semi-finals this evening as a potential path for him to take his first Wimbledon title opened up with the reigning champion, Roger Federer, losing only his second match on the [...]
Continue reading …• British No1 beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-7, 7-6, 6-2, 6-2• Nadal survives wobble against Robin Soderling Andy Murray said he was determined to end Britain’s long wait for a Wimbledon men’s singles title after sweeping aside Jo-Wilfried Tsonga today to earn a semi-final against the world No1, Rafael Nadal. Murray came from a set down [...]
Continue reading …• British No1 primed for Friday’s meeting with Rafael Nadal• Roger Federer’s elimination leaves tournament wide open Andy Murray beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga with tennis that lit up Wimbledon as the shadows stretched across Centre Court and it took him to his second consecutive semi-final here, this time against Rafael Nadal. And one believes him when [...]
Continue reading …Britain’s leading act has no reason to fear anyone as his self-belief grows two giant strides away from the grandest prize There was a genuine sense of theatre at Wimbledon today even before Andy Murray arrived on Centre Court. Sir Michael Caine, Dame Maggie Smith, Sir Tim Rice, Jennifer Saunders and Ben Stiller were all [...]
Continue reading …The best images of Andy Murray v Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Roger Federer v Tomas Berdych in the Wimbledon quarter-finals
Continue reading …• On-song Scot prevails 6-7, 7-6, 6-2, 6-2 on Centre Court• Struggling Tsonga capitulates after tense opening sets Andy Murray beat the French 10th seed, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6-7, 7-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon today to set up a semi-final against Rafael Nadal on Friday. The Centre Court crowd were given an early [...]
Continue reading …Andy Murray’s quarter-finals against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will begin immediately after Roger Federer’s match against Tomas Berdych on Centre Court. In the meantime, here’s a snippet from Jon Henderson’s preview, in which he wonders if this could be the year that Wimbledon takes the British No1 to their hearts. On the basis that playing hard to [...]
Continue reading …Andy Murray produced a performance of pure grit and determination, to book his place in the Wimbledon semi-finals with Rafael Nadal. The British number one teetered on the brink in the…
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