LONDON (AP) — Roger Federer is the last of the so-called Big 4 still standing at Wimbledon. The seven-time champion has moved into his 12th semifinal at the All England Club with a straightforward 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 victory over 2016 runner-up Milos Raonic.
Defending champion and No. 1 seed Andy Murray was eliminated earlier Wednesday by 24th-seeded American Sam Querrey, 3-6, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1, 6-1. Murray came into the tournament dealing with a sore left hip and it clearly impeded him.
Sam Querrey of the United States, right, greets Britain’s Andy Murray at the net after winning their Men’s Singles Quarterfinal Match on day nine at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London Wednesday, July 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
He grimaced as he stumbled or landed awkwardly while attempting shots. The win puts Querry in the first Grand Slam semifinal of his career — and the first for any American man anywhere since Andy Roddick was the runner-up at Wimbledon in 2009.
In another quarterfinal surprise, three-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic stopped playing because of a right arm injury while trailing 2010 runner-up Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 7-6, 2-0.
The other member of the Big 4, Rafael Nadal, lost in the fourth round.
In Friday’s semifinals, Querrey will face 2014 U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic of Croatia, who got past 16th-seeded Gilles Muller 3-6, 7-6, 7-5, 5-7, 6-1. On the other half of the draw, Federer will face Berdych.
