Being scheduled to play last on Court One on ‘Manic Monday’ is something Novak Djokovic is getting rather used to – and also getting rather fed up with. A year after his 2017 fourth round match was postponed by 24 hours into what is a designated ‘rest day’ for the men, he narrowly avoided suffering the same fate again. With South African Kevin Anderson taking almost 3-1/2 hours to tame French showman Gael Monfils in a four-set thriller in the previous match, Djokovic was left with about two hours of daylight to complete his match against Karen Khachanov if wanted to avoid coming back on Tuesday again. It was not until he walked off court after booking his place in the quarter-finals that he heard how close he had come to being bumped off Monday’s schedule. “Post-match I heard that the organisers were planning to cancel my match if Monfils and Anderson went to a fifth. Luckily for me it didn’t happen,” Djokovic said after he romped to a 6-4 6-2 6-2 win to reach the last eight for a 10th time.
(Reuters)
The Wimbledon 2018 men's singles semi-finals are set! Kevin Anderson reached his first Wimbledon semis and he will now face John Isner. In the second semi-final, Rafael Nadal will take on Novak Djokovic!
Rafael Nadal reaches the semi-final of Wimbledon 2018! Juan Martin del Potro with a great effort but that was not enough in the end. Nadal wins 7-5 6-7 4-6 6-4 6-4. He will next face... Novak Djokovic
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Rafael Nadal is up 5-4 in the final and deciding set. He needs a hold and he will advance to the semi-final of the Wimbledon
Quite possibly the best game of the Championship. Nadal and Del Potro go back and forth in a game that stretches to ten minutes, Nadal holds with a divine forehand down the line. Plenty of zip and punch on it to get it to swerve and land in. Nadal 5-3 in the fifth set. Del Potro to serve to stay in it
John Isner is into the semi-finals of Wimbledon 2018 after beating Milos Raonic. The American wins the third fourth set. With a 6-7 7-6 6-4-6-3 win over Raonic, he is into the last four where he will face Federer-slayer Kevin Anderson
John Isner of USA has won the third set against Milos Raonic 6-4. He is up two sets to one and is now one set away from the semi-final
Rafael Nadal forces a decider against Juan Martin del Potro! He wins the fourth set 6-4 and we are going for the fifth set at Centre court
Raonic and Isner are tied one-set-all in the quarter-final! Both set went into a tiebreaker. Raonic won the first one and Isner was good to win the second
Juan Martin del Potro is giving Rafael Nadal a hard time! He takes the third set 6-4 and now leads two sets to one 5-7 7-6 6-4 in the quarter-final
Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro are into a second set tiebreak! Del Potro is already a set down in this game and needs to win this
Roger Federer is not going to the Wimbledon semi-final despite winning the first two sets. He lost to Kevin Anderson in a five-set thriller. His record after being two sets up is 266-3
Defendin champion Roger Federer crashes out of Wimbledon 2018 after loss to Kevin Anderson in the quarter-final. He holds his serve and goes up 13-11 as Federer's return is out. What a win for Kevin Anderson
Kevin Anderson breaks Roger Federer for the fourth time in the match! This is the most important break for him as he will now serve for the match. He leads 12-11 in the decider
Its back to 11-11 as Anderson smashes a brilliant forehand. The South African produces two love holds in a row.
The Federer-Sachin love-in continues. Both being given a torrid time by Anderson ... #wimbledon— Andrew Miller (@miller_cricket) 11 July 2018
Roger Federer leads 11-10 in final set. Remember Federer had match point in third set.
Anderson comes back with a very easy service game. Once again they are both tied at 10-10 in the fifth.
Five sets and this time Federer holds to love & makes it 10-9.
Kevin Anderson manages to keep himself alive. Holds on for 9-9.
Anderson holds and it is now 8-8 in the fifth. Thrilling match... which way will it go?
Nadal wins the opening set, 7-5. Rafael Nadal gets his first break of the match and with it, he wins the first set.
Federer holds and now leads 8-7 in the final set. Anderson serving to stay in the match. Federer looked like he was in trouble after missing a volley that made it 15-30, but he bounced back with a couple of really clutch shots.
Three times Kevin Anderson has served to remain in the fifth set. Three times he's prevailed.
Kevin Anderson is not letting Roger Federer run away with this. He holds and it is 7-7 in the decider
Roger Federer holds! Anderson must hold to stay in this match. Federer needs a break to book a spot in the semi-final
How close can this go?! Kevin Anderson makes it 6-6 in the decider and we are moving into the tiebreaker to decide the winner of this quarter-final
Roger Federer is now up 6-5 in the final set and he has a chance to enter the semi-final if he breaks Anderson, who must hold!
Kevin Anderson with a stunning service game! He holds to love and it is level 5-5 in the decider against Federer. The Swiss will now serve for the lead
Roger Federer holds his service game and moves into a games' distance to enter the semi-final! Anderson will once again be tested here. The crowd is rallying behind Federer
Roger Federer brought it to deuce in the eighth game but Anderson keeps his calm and wins the game. Decider level at 4-4
Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro have exchanged holds so far in the first set of their quarter-final match. Del Potro matching Nadal in his play
Not an inch given in this contest! Kevin Anderson holds and now Federer holds! It's 4-3 Federer in the decider but Anderson has come back many times in this match.
Roger Federer has taken a 3-2 lead in the final set against Anderson. But he is yet to break Anderson, who will now serve to level the final set
Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro are on court for their quarter-final match. The winner of this game will face Novak Djokovic. Nadal serves
Novak Djokovic advanced to the last four at a Grand Slam for the first time since 2016 with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 Wimbledon quarterfinal victory over Kei Nishikori. Three-time Wimbledon champion Djokovic maintained the dominance he has shown throughout the tournament on his first serve.
Kevin Anderson puts Roger Federer on the brink! Back-to-back set wins for Anderson and he has now forced a decider. He wins the fourth set 6-4. The match is tied 6-2 7-6 5-7 6-4
Novak Djokovic moves into the semi-finals at Wimbledon! The former champion beats Kei Nishikori 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the quarter-final and makes his spot in the semi-final.
Kei Nishikori has lost the steam here! He is now down 1-4 in the fourth set. Djokovic is two games away from booking a spot in the semi-final at Wimbledon
Kevin Anderson is still alive! The South African wins the third set with an ace. He doesn't let Federer, who had three break points, take this set into the tiebreaker. Federer leads 6-2 7-6 5-7
Now, Novak Djokovic with a break. This match is turning out to be a classic. He is level 1-1 in the fourth set. Great start to this set
Kei Nishikori starts the fourth set with a break! Brilliant spirit from the Japan player to not lose hope in this quarter-final. He will serve now
Novak Djokovic is in a murderous mood! He breaks, holds, breaks to win the third set 6-3 and now leads two sets to win against Nishikori
Roger Federer holds in the ninth game and he is up 5-4 in the third set. He will now look to break Anderson for the win and a spot in the semi-final
A stunning turnaround for Djokovic in this set! He was struggling against Nishikori but last 10 minutes he has been top of his game. He breaks Nishikori and now leads 4-2 in the third set
Kei Nishikori had three breaks points in the fifth game and fails to convert even one. Djokovic bounces back and win the game to lead 3-2 in the third set
Roger Federer and Kevin Anderson have exchanged holds and the third set is level 2-2. Federer will now serve for the lead in the set
Roger Federer wins the tiebreaks 7-5 and the second set 7-6. He leads Kevin Anderson 6-2 7-6 in the quarter-final is now one set away from semi-final
Kei Nishikori with a forehand winner and that gives him the second set! The Japan player wins the second set 6-3 and that puts him in level in this match against Djokovic
Roger Federer and Kevin Anderson are into a second set tiebreaker! Federer holds the serve and makes it 6-6. Anderson will begin the tiebreak with the serve
Kei Nishikori in the lead! A set down, Nishikori is all but level with Djokovic now. He makes a strong statement in the second set and now leads it 5-2. He will serve for the set
Roger Federer's streak of service games without being broken at Wimbledon has ended at 85. Kevin Anderson became the first man to break Federer during the tournament at the start of the second set of their quarterfinal. (AP)
Roger Federer levels again! Anderson had taken a 5-4 lead and Federer was in danger of losing the set. But he makes it 5-5 and stays alive in the set
Roger Federer is a champion for nothing! From 0-3 down, he makes a great comeback and levels it up 3-3 in the second it. Anderson to serve now
Kevin Anderson with a great start in the second set! He breaks Federer early to go up 3-0 and will now like to continue this advantage and level this match
Novak Djokovic gets an important break! He then breaks Kei Nishikori again to pocket the first set against the Japan player! Djokovic up 6-3 in the quarter-final
Roger Federer in no mood to spend too much time on the court! He holds and then breaks Kevin Anderson to win the first set 6-2. A delightful start for the defending champion
Roger Federer breaks again to take a 4-2 lead in the match. kevin Anderson is finding it hard to match up to Federer's speed and agility. At 36, he is still going strong.
Kei Nishikori has won the game against Novak Djokovic to close the gap from 3-1 to 3-2 in the first set. On Court 1, Kevin Anderson is starting to put up a fight after going down to 3-1 in the first set.
Roger Federer and Kevin Anderson starts play. It is for the first time Federer is not playing in the Centre Court. At the Centre Court, it is Novak Djokovic who is up against Kei Nishikori.
Here are the quarterfinals of the Men's singles in Wimbledon tonight:
Roger Federer vs Kevin Anderson
Novak Djokovic vs Kei Nishikori
Milos Raonic vs John Isner
Martin Juan del Potro vs Rafael Nadal