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Wimbledon 2018 - as it happened: Rafael Nadal into semi-finals as Roger Federer is knocked out

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Samuel Lovett
Wednesday 11 July 2018 20:03 BST
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Juan Martin del Potro and Rafael Nadal go head to head on Centre Court in what is today's standout quarter-final.

After beating Gilles Simon 7-6 (7-1) 7-6 (7-5) 5-7 7-6 (7-5), Del Potro is making his first quarter-final appearance at SW19 since 2013.

Nadal, meanwhile, reached his first Wimbledon quarter-final since 2011 with a straight-set win over unseeded Czech Jiri Vesely.

Both men have struggled with injuries over the years but it is Nadal who heads into the clash as the favourite, having not yet dropped a set at the All England Club.

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Order of Play - Day 10

All times BST, seeds in brackets

Centre Court

13:00: (12) Novak Djokovic (Ser) v (24) Kei Nishikori (Jpn), (5) Juan Martin Del Potro (Arg) v (2) Rafael Nadal (Spa)

Court 1

13:00: (1) Roger Federer (Swi) v (8) Kevin Anderson (Rsa), (13) Milos Raonic (Can) v (9) John Isner (USA)

Court 2

11:30: (1) Timea Babos (Hun) & Kristina Mladenovic (Fra) v Alicja Rosolska (Pol) & Abigail Spears (USA), (3) Barbora Krejcikova (Cze) & Katerina Siniakova (Cze) v Tatjana Maria (Ger) & Heather Watson (Gbr), (12) Matwe Middelkoop (Ned) & Johanna Larsson (Swe) v Jamie Murray (Gbr) & Victoria Azarenka (Blr), (10) Juan Sebastian Cabal (Col) & Abigail Spears (USA) v Robin Haase (Ned) & Kirsten Flipkens (Bel)

Court 3

11:30: (12) Nicole Melichar (USA) & Kveta Peschke (Cze) v (15) Irina-Camelia Begu (Rom) & Mihaela Buzarnescu (Rom), (6) Gabriela Dabrowski (Can) & Yi Fan Xu (Chn) v Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) & Lucie Safarova (Cze), (5) Nikola Mektic (Cro) & Hao-Ching Chan (Tpe) v (9) Michael Venus (Nzl) & Katarina Srebotnik (Slo), Kim Clijsters (Bel) & Rennae Stubbs (Aus) v Na Li (Chn) & Ai Sugiyama (Jpn), Cara Black (Zim) & Martina Navratilova (USA) v Lindsay Davenport (USA) & Mary Joe Fernandez (USA)

Court 5

11:00: Nicolas Alvarez Varona (Spa) v Trey Hilderbrand (USA), (13) Catherine McNally (USA) v Qinwen Zheng (Chn), (15) Maria Lourdes Carle (Arg) v (3) Cori Gauff (USA), Clara Burel (Fra) & Diane Parry (Fra) v Marta Custic (Spa) & Qinwen Zheng (Chn)

Court 7

11:00: Arnaud Bovy (Bel) v Gilbert Soares Klier Junior (Bra), (1) Chun Hsin Tseng (Tpe) v Ondrej Styler (Cze), James Story (Gbr) & Harry Wendelken (Gbr) v Arnaud Bovy (Bel) & Arthur Cazaux (Fra), Mariam Dalakishvili (Geo) & Sada Nahimana (Bdi) v (5) Joanna Garland (Tpe) & En Shuo Liang (Tpe)

Court 8

11:00: Lea Ma (USA) v (10) Xiyu Wang (Chn), (4) Xin Yu Wang (Chn) v (14) Elisabetta Cocciaretto (Ita), Drew Baird (USA) & Keenan Mayo (USA) v Titouan Droguet (Fra) & Simon Ivanov (Bul), (1) Xin Yu Wang (Chn) & Xiyu Wang (Chn) v Natasha Subhash (USA) & Katie Volynets (USA)

Court 12

11:30: Colin Fleming (Gbr) & Xavier Malisse (Bel) v Greg Rusedski (Gbr) & Fabrice Santoro (Fra), Jack Draper (Gbr) v (11) Tristan Boyer (USA), Marion Bartoli (Fra) & Daniela Hantuchova (Svk) v Conchita Martinez (Spa) & Barbara Schett (Aut), Jack Draper (Gbr) & Emile Hudd (Gbr) v Savriyan Danilov (Rus) & Henry Von der Schulenburg (Swi), Justin Gimelstob (USA) & Ross Hutchins (Gbr) v Arnaud Clement (Fra) & Miles MacLagan (Gbr)

Court 14

11:00: Iga Swiatek (Pol) v (16) Clara Burel (Fra), Lorenzo Musetti (Ita) v (4) Hugo Gaston (Fra), Trey Hilderbrand (USA) & Govind Nanda (USA) v (2) Aidan McHugh (Gbr) & Timofey Skatov (Kaz), (7) Nicolas Alvarez Varona (Spa) & Facundo Diaz Acosta (Arg) v Lorenzo Musetti (Ita) & Deney Wassermann (Ned), Daria Frayman (Rus) & Federica Rossi (Ita) v Dalayna Hewitt (USA) & Peyton Stearns (USA)

Court 16

11:00: Tao Mu (Chn) v (6) Timofey Skatov (Kaz), (5) Nicolas Mejia (Col) v Cannon Kingsley (USA), Tao Mu (Chn) & Leopold Zima (Ger) v Jacob Fearnley (Gbr) & Connor Thomson (Gbr), Cannon Kingsley (USA) & Emilio Nava (USA) v (6) Nicolas Mejia (Col) & Ondrej Styler (Cze)

Court 17

11:00: Leonie Kung (Swi) v (9) Yuki Naito (Jpn), (12) Naho Sato (Jpn) v Viktoriia Dema (Ukr), Thasaporn Naklo (Tha) & Mananchaya Sawangkaew (Tha) v (3) Eleonora Molinaro (Lux) & Clara Tauson (Den), Elina Avanesyan (Rus) & Caisja Hennemann (Swe) v (6) Yuki Naito (Jpn) & Naho Sato (Jpn)

Court 18

11:00: Emma Raducanu (Gbr) v Joanna Garland (Tpe), Otto Virtanen (Fin) v Anton Matusevich (Gbr), Victoria Allen (Gbr) & Destinee Martins (Gbr) v Violet Apisah (Png) & Lulu Sun (Nzl), (8) Sebastian Baez (Arg) & Gilbert Soares Klier Junior (Bra) v Yanki Erel (Tur) & Otto Virtanen (Fin

Del Potro 0-0 Nadal

The Spaniard serves first to get this match underway.

Samuel Lovett11 July 2018 16:03

*Del Potro 0-1 Nadal

The Argentine made a strong start in taking the game to 30-0 but a firm volley at the net from Nadal, followed by a thumping forehand down the line to draw the error from Del Potro, restored parity. The Spaniard wrapped up proceedings with two impressive serves to hold.

Samuel Lovett11 July 2018 16:06

Del Potro 1-1 Nadal*

Bosh. Del Potro fires down an ace at the first time of asking. Bosh. Another one. 30-0. No luck on his third attempt but after dropping a point with a long looping stroke that lands beyond the white line, he's at it again with another ace. Nadal nets on the final point to hand the Argentine the game.

Samuel Lovett11 July 2018 16:09

*Del Potro 1-2 Nadal

Looks like we could be in for a long one here with both men hitting the ball consistently and sweetly on both their forehand and backhand. Nadal holds once again but he was certainly made to work for that game.

Samuel Lovett11 July 2018 16:14

Del Potro 2-2 Nadal*

As mentioned, Nadal is being made to work - but it often brings out the best in him. Having fired across a huge forehand, Del Potro was quick to rush to the net in a bid to put his opponent off. But Nadal remained unfazed and returned a sublime reaching forehand that whizzed across the face of the Argentine, landing far to his right. 

Del Potro equally impressed with an angled net-volley into space, taking the game to 40-30, but Nadal dug in to force the deuce. The world No 4 subsequently fired down an ace for advantage and then immediately draw an unforced error from the Spaniard on his following second serve.

Samuel Lovett11 July 2018 16:20

*Del Potro 2-3 Nadal

Oosh. Nadal holds to love with some fantastic tennis that included a stinging forehand winner down the line that sealed the game. He's now hit six of them compared to Del Potro's one. The Spaniard is clearly in the mood.

Samuel Lovett11 July 2018 16:24

Del Potro 3-3 Nadal*

Del Potro takes the game to 30-0 thanks to a forehand winner and a scooped backhand slice that lifted the ball up onto the net before it trickled over teasingly to leave Nadal stranded at the baseline. From there, two more thumping serves follow which the Spaniard is simply incapable of returning. We're 23 minutes in and still on serve.

Samuel Lovett11 July 2018 16:27

*Del Potro 3-4 Nadal

A rare double fault from Nadal (his 10th of the Championships) puts Del Potro 15-0 up but the Argentine misplaces two simple shots, on both his forehand and backhand, to hand the Spaniard control. More mistakes from Del Potro follow and the world No 1 holds on for the game.

Samuel Lovett11 July 2018 16:31

Del Potro 3-4 Nadal*

Del Potro returns the favour and immediately double faults on his first serve. An unforced error follows but the Argentine makes sure to take the next point, picking out the far left corner with a pinpoint forehand smash. He fails to capitalise, though, and once again finds the net on his forehand. 40-15. The Argentine gets his act together and over the course of a 17-shot rally pummels his opponent into submission until Nadal eventually returns wide on his forehand. One break point saved. A vicious first serve saves the second. Deuce.

Samuel Lovett11 July 2018 16:37

Del Potro 4-4 Nadal*

Del Potro fires down an ace to take advantage before Nadal falls foul of an unforced error. The Argentine holds but what a game that was.

Samuel Lovett11 July 2018 16:38

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