Andy beats wawrinka in epic five-set battle which lasts for three hours and 57 minutes
Andy beats wawrinka in epic five-set battle which lasts for three hours and 57 minutes
Andy Murray marked the first appearance for a competitive match of Wimbledon's 80-million-pound Centre Court roof by clinching a late-night five-set thriller last night.
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Andy Murray celebrates on entering the quarter-finals by beating Stanislas Wawrinka at Wimbledon last night. pic/AFP |
Murray, bidding to end Britain's 73-year wait for a home men's champion, stayed on course for a dream final against five-time winner Roger Federer who eased into his 25th Grand Slam quarter-final with a 6-4, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/5) win over Robin Soderling yesterday.
Murray will now tackle Spain's former World No 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero while Federer meets giant Croatian Ivo Karlovic.
Wawrinka, an Olympic gold medallist in doubles at Beijing alongside Federer, was left to rue a host of missed chances which could have made him a straight-sets winner.
Very special
"It's very special to be in the quarter-finals but Stan played a great match," said Murray who basked in the support of 15,000 people beneath the new roof which had been closed earlier in the day because of rain.
"The standard he set at the start was very hard to keep up with. I had plenty of chances but I turned it around in the end. He came up with big shots and in five-set matches, the momentum always shifts."
Fed in quarters
Federer clinched an 11th win in 11 meetings with Soderling yesterday. The great Swiss won 6-4, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/5).
Federer now faces Karlovic, who fired down 35 aces in his 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 7-6 (11/9) win overu00a0 Fernando Verdasco.
"Today was really a serving contest, there weren't many rallies so it's hard to judge these kind of matches," said Federer.
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